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UNITED STATES CENSUS OF

AGRICULTURE

1959

aware

COUNTIES

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

U.S. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959

Final Report— Vol. I— Part 22— Counties

FARMS • FARM CHARACTERISTICS
LIVESTOCK and PRODUCTS
CROPS • FRUITS • VALUES

Del

aware

COUNTIES

Prepared under the supervision of
RAY HURLEY, Chief
Agriculture Division

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges, Secretary

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Richard M. Scammon, Director (From May 1, 1961)
Robert W. Burgess, Director (To March 3, 1 96 ) J

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

RICHARD M. SCAMMON, Director

A. Ross Eckler, Deputy Director

Howard C. Grieves, Assistant Director

Conrad Taeuber, Assistant Director 8QST0N PUBLIC LIBRARY

Lowell T. Galt, Special Assistant

Herman P. Miller, Special Assistant
Morris H. Hansen, Assistant Director for Statistical Standards

Julius Shiskin, Chief Economic Statistician

Joseph F. Daly, Chief Mathematical Statistician
Charles B. Lawrence, Jr., Assistant Director for Operations
Walter L. Kehres, Assistant Director for Administration
Calvert L. Dedrick, Chief International Statistical Programs Office
A. W. VON Struve, Acting Public Information Officer

Agriculture Division —

Ray Hurley, Chief

Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief /"

Orvin L. Wilhite, Assistant Chief CyO ,

Field Division — s~.

Jefferson D. McPike, Chief

Ivan G. Munro, Assistant Chief
Machine Tabulation Division — —} \ o #- i \

C. F. Van Aken, Chief — ■ ' '

Henry A. Bloom, Assistant Chief ,

Administrative Service Division — Everett H. Burke, Chief
Budget and Management Division — Charles H. Alexander, Chief

Business Division — Harvey Kailin, Chief "o^/oL "-^"5-^

Construction Statistics Division — Samuel J. Dennis, Chief
Decennial Operations Division — Glen S. Taylor, Chief
Demographic Surveys Division — Robert B. Pearl, Chief
Economic Operations Division — Marion D. Bingham, Chief
Electronic Systems Division — Robert F. Drury, Chief
Foreign Trade Division — J. Edward Ely, Chief
Geography Division — William T. Fay, Chief
Governments Division — Allen D. Manvel, Chief
Housing Division — Wayne F. DaugherTy, Chief
Industry Division — Maxwell R. Conklin, Chief
Personnel Division — James P. Taff, Chief
Population Division — Howard G. Brunsman, Chief
Statistical Methods Division — Joseph Steinberg, Chief
Statistical Reports Division — Edwin D. Goldfield, Chief
Statistical Research Division — William N. Hurwitz, Chief
Transportation Division — Donald E. Church, Chief

Statistics in this report supersede figures shown in Series AC59-1 and AC59-2,
Preliminary Reports

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: A60-9482

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PREFACE

Volume I, Counties, is one of the five principal reports presenting the results of the
1959 Census of Agriculture. This volume, in 54 parts, presents the compilation of the infor-
mation given by farm operators to census enumerators in 1959.

The 1959 Census of Agriculture was taken in conformity with the Act of Congress of
August 31, 1954 (amended August 1957), which codified Title 13, United States Code.

The collection of the data was carried out by census enumerators directed by super-
visors appointed by the Director of the Bureau of the Census and working under the direction
of Robert B. Voight, then Chief, Field Division. Paul R. Squires, then Special Assistant to
the Director, was responsible for the recruitment of the field staff. The planning of the census
and the compilation of the statistics were supervised by Ray Hurley, Chief, Agriculture
Division, Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief, and Orvin L. Wilhite, Assistant Chief. They
were assisted by M. Vincent Lindquist, Thomas Jabine, Robert S. McCauley, John C.
Mackey, Robert Standley, Hilton E. Robison, Helen E. Teir, Carl R. Nyman, Kenneth
R. Norell, Gladys L. Eagle, Henry L. DeGraff, Charles H. Boehne, Joseph A. Correll,
Margaret G. Wood, Evelyn K. Jett, Simon Yablon, Emma B. Gass, Charlotte J. Messinese,
Bennie L. Sharp, Isaac E. Lemon, James M. Lindsey, Samuel S. Murray, William F.
Kauffman, Hector Vila, Harry P. Owings, Charles A. Nicholls, Henry A. Tucker, Robert
S. Boyle, Helen M. Davenport, Albert W. Graybill, Lois G. Miller, Thomas D. Monroe,
Gerald P. Owens, Bernard L. Ross, Marvin M. Thompson, Helen D. Turner, Kurt W.
Luethy, Arnold L. Bollenbacher, George W. Coffman, Joseph A. Horak, Samuel J. Hundley,
Donald K. Larson, Chester G. Lykins, Wilmer R. Maxham, Virgil L. McClain, Jr., Darrell
D. Prochaska, Robert J. Rades, Hubert E. Sites, Duane E. Traylor, Donald H. von Steen,
Elmer O. Rea, Frances G. Compton, Lillian W. Bentel, and Neil V. Perkins.

Acknowledgment is made of the technical assistance and the loan of personnel by the
United States Department of Agriculture in the planning, the enumeration, and the com-
pilation of the 1959 Census of Agriculture.

June 1961

UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE: 1959
FINAL REPORTS

Volume I — Counties — A separate part for each State. Statistics on number of farms; farm characteristics; acreage in farms; cropland
and other uses of land; land-use practices; irrigation; farm facilities and equipment; farm labor; farm expenditures; use of commercial
fertilizer; number and kind of livestock; acres and production of crops; value of farm products; characteristics of commercial farms, farms
classified by tenure, by size, type, and economic class; and comparative data from the 1954 Census of Agriculture.

Volume I is published in 54 parts as follows :

Part

State or States

Part

State or States

Part

State or States

New England States:

West North Central — Continued

Mountain :

Maine.

South Dakota.

Montana.

New Hampshire.

Nebraska.

Idaho.

Vermont.

Kansas.

Wyoming.

Massachusetts.

South Atlantic:

Colorado.

Rhode Island.

Delaware.

New Mexico.

Connecticut.

Maryland.

Arizona.

Middle Atlantic States:

Virginia.

Utah.

New York.

West Virginia.

Nevada.

New Jersey.

North Carolina.

Pacific:

Pennsylvania.

South Carolina.

Washington.

East North Central:

Georgia.

Oregon.

Ohio.

Florida.

California.

Indiana.

East South Central:

Alaska.

Illinois.

Kentucky.

Hawaii

Michigan.

Tennessee.

Other Areas:

Wisconsin.

Alabama.

American Samoa.

West North Central:

Mississippi.

Guam.

Minnesota.

West South Central:

Puerto Rico.

Iowa.

Arkansas.

Virgin Islands.

Missouri.

Louisiana.

North Dakota.

36
37

Oklahoma.
Texas.

Volume II — General Report. — Statistics by Subjects, United States Census of Agriculture, 1959. Summary data and analyses of the
data by States, for geographic divisions, and for the United States, by subjects, as illustrated by the chapter titles listed below:

Chapter

Title

Chapter

Title

Farms and Land in Farms.

VII

Field Crops and Vegetables.

Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.

VIII

Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-

III

Farm Facilities, Farm Equipment.

ucts.

Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and

Value of Farm Products.

Cash Rent.

Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.

Size of Farm.

Economic Class of Farm.

Livestock and Livestock Products.

XII

Type of Farm.

Volume III — Irrigation of Agricultural Lands. Western States
(Dry Areas) — Data by States for drainage basins and a summary
for the area, including number and types of irrigation organiza-
tions, source of water, expenditures for works and equipment since
1950, water used and acres served for irrigation purposes.

Volume IV — Drainage of Agricultural Lands. Data by States on
land in drainage organizations, number and types of organizations,
cost of drainage and drainage works.

Volume V — Special Reports, Part 1. — Horticultural Specialties.

Statistics by States and a summary for the United States present-
ing number and kinds of operations; gross receipts and/or gross
sales; sales of nursery products, flower seed, vegetables grown
under glass, and propagated mushrooms; number of container-
grown plants; inventory products; sales of bulb crops; employ-
ment; structures and equipment.

Titles of additional parts of this volume are not available as
this report goes to press.

DELAWARE

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

THE 1959 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

Page

History of the Census IX

Legal basis for the Census IX

Pretest of the 1959 Census IX

Training program for personnel for enumeration IX

Enumeration period LX

ENUMERATION FORMS AND PROCEDURES

Authorisation IX

The agriculture questionnaire IX

Agricultural operations X

Enumeration assignments and enumeration districts X

Enumerator's record book XI

Enumeration maps XI

Lists of special and large farms XI

Landlord- tenant questionnaire XI

Township sketch map XI

Field review of enumerator ' s work XII

SAMPLING

Use of sampling XII

Description of the sample XII

Adjustment of the sample XII

Estimation of totals for the sample XII

Presentation of sample data XII

Reliability of estimates XII

Differences in data resulting from differences in

tabulating procedures XIII

PROCESSING OPERATIONS

Completion of enumeration XIII

Editing of questionnaires XIII

Coding of questionnaires XIII

Tabulation of data XIII

PRESENTATION OF STATISTICS

Statistical content of this report XIV

Comparability of data XIV

Minor civil divisions XIV

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Descriptive summary and references XIV

General Farm Information

Census definition of a farm XIV

Farm operator XV

Farms reporting or operators reporting XV

Land area XV

Land in farms XV

Land in farms according to use XVI

Value of land and buildings XVII

Age of operator XVII

Residence of operator XVII

Year began operating present farm XVII

Off-farm work and other income XVII

Equipment and facilities XVII

Farms by kind of road XVIII

Farm labor XVIII

Fertilizer and lime XVIII

Specified farm expenditures XIX

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS— Continued
Crops

Page

Crops harvested XIX

Corn XLX

Annual legumes XX

Hay crops XX

Field seed crops XX

Irish potatoes and sweetpotatoes XX

Berries and other small fruits XX

Tree fruits , nuts , and grapes XX

Nursery and greenhouse products XXI

Forest products XXI

Value of crops harvested XXI

Value of crops sold XXI

Irrigation

Definition of irrigated land XXI

Enumeration of irrigated land XXI

Irrigated farms XXI

Land in irrigated farms XXI

Land irrigated XXI

Farms irrigated by number of acres irrigated XXI

Land irrigated by source of water XXI

Land-Use Practices

Summary information XXII

Cropland in cover crops XXII

Cropland used for grain or row crops farmed on the

contour XXII

Land in strip-cropping systems for soil-erosion control... XXII

System of terraces on crop and pasture land XXII

Livestock and Poultry

Inventories XXII

Milk cows, cows milked, milk produced, and butter XXII

Whole milk and cream sold XXII

Sows and gilts f arrowing XXII

Sheep, lambs , and wool XXII

Goats and mohair XXII

Bees and honey XXII

Value of livestock on farms XXII

Sales of live animals XXII

Sales of poultry and poultry products XXIII

Classification of Farms

Scope of classification XXIII

Farms by size XXIII

Farms by color of operator XXIII

Farms by tenure ' of operator XXIII

Farms by economic class XXIII

Farms by type XXIV

Value of farm products sold XXV

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VI CONTENTS

Chapter A— STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table— Page

1. —Farms , acreage, and value : Censuses of 1920 to 1959 3

2. — Farms and farm acreage according to use, by size of farm: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 4

3. — Farms and farm acreage, by color and tenure of operator: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 6

4. — Farm operators by color, age, residence, and off -farm work; and equipment and

facilities on farms : Censuses of 1920 to 1959 7

5. —Specified farm expenditures and farm labor: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 8

6. — Livestock and poultry on farms, number and value: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 9

7. — Livestock and livestock and poultry products sold: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 10

8. — Farms reporting, acreage, quantity harvested, and sales of crops: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 11

9. — Nursery, greenhouse, and forest products: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 16

10 Characteristics of places not counted as farms because of change in definition of farm: 1959 17

11. —Date of enumeration: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 17

12. — Farms reporting classified by number of livestock on farms and by quantity of livestock

and livestock and poultry products sold : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 18

13. — Farms reporting classified by acres harvested, quantity harvested, and quantity sold for

selected crops : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 19

14 Hired farm labor and wage rates, Censuses of 1959 and 1954; and by economic class of farm, Census of 1959 22

15 Hired farm labor and wage rates, Censuses of 1959 and 1954; and by type of farm, Census of 1959 24

16.— Hired farm labor and wage rates, Censuses of 1959 and 1954; and by size of farm, Census of 1959 26

17. — Farms and farm characteristics by economic class of farm: Census of 1959 28

18. — Farms and farm characteristics of commercial farms by type of farm

by economic class of farm: Census of 1959 38

19. —Farms and farm characteristics by type of farm: Census of 1959 68

20 Farms and farm characteristics by size of farm: Census of 1959 78

21. — Farms and farm characteristics by tenure of operator: Census of 1959 88

22 Cash rent paid by cash tenants and share-cash tenants by economic class of farm: Census of 1959 118

23 Sampling reliability of estimated totals for county and State by number of farms reporting, by levels 118

24.— Indicated level of sampling reliability of estimated county and State totals for specified items 119

Chapter B— STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES
County Table—

1. — Farms, acreage, and value: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 122

2.— Number of farms, land in farms, and cropland harvested, by size of farm: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 123

3 Farms and farm acreage by tenure of operator : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 124

4 Characteristics of commercial farms, Census of 1959 125

5 Farms reporting by off -farm work; and farms by tenure of operator, type of farm, economic class of farm,

and value of farm products sold , by source : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 126

6. —Equipment and facilities on farms and farm labor : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 127

7. — Use of fertilizer and lime on farms and farm expenditures: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 128

8. — Livestock and poultry on farms: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 129

9 Livestock and livestock products sold from farms and litters farrowed: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 130

10 . —Dairy products and poultry and poultry products sold from farms : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 131

11. — Farms reporting acreage and quantity of crops harvested: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 132

12 . Nursery and greenhouse products and forest products cut on farms : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 137

APPEND DC

The 1959 Census of Agriculture Questionnaire 1^0

Enumerator's Record Book 1^"

Index to tables li6

INTRODUCTION

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DELAWARE

Counties, County Seats, and Rivers

MAP NO. G-4

INTRODUCTION

THE 1959 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

History of the Census. — The 1959 Census is the 17th nationwide
agricultural census. The first agricultural census was taken in
1840, at the same time as the Sixth Decennial Census of Popu-
lation. From 1S50 to 1920, an agricultural census was taken
every 10 years. With increased application of scientific findings
and the growing use of mechanization in agriculture, farming
practices were changing so rapidly that facts collected at 10-year
intervals were no longer adequate. Aware of the need for more
accurate and timely information, the Congress in 1909 (36 stat.
10, sec. 31, provided for a census to be taken in 1915 and every
10 years thereafter which was to be in addition to the census of
agriculture to be taken at the time of the decennial census of
population. The 1915 census was not taken, however, because
of the abnormal conditions created by World War I. Beginning
with 1920, a national agricultural census has been taken every
5 years.

legal Basis for the Census. — The 1959 Census of Agriculture
was authorized by an Act of Congress, as were all prior censuses
of agriculture. "Title 13, United States Code-Census," codified in
Ausust 1954, and amended in August 1957 and September 1960,
is now the legal basis for censuses of agriculture and other cen-
suses, and surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Sec-
tion 142, paragraph (a), of Title 13 makes provision for the
Census of Agriculture. It reads as follows :

"The Secretary shall, beginning in the month of October
1959, and in the same month of every fifth year thereafter, take
a census of agriculture, provided that the censuses directed to
be taken in October 1959 and each tenth year thereafter, may,
when and where deemed advisable by the Secretary, be taken
instead in conjunction with the censuses provided in section
141 of this title." (Section 141 relates to the decennial cen-
suses of population, unemployment, and housing to be taken
as of the first day of April of each decennial year.) Under
authority granted by Section 4 of Title 13, the Secretary of
Commerce delegated "the functions and duties imposed upon
him by this title" to the Director of the Bureau of the Census.

Pretest of the 1959 Census. — A "pretest" of the field procedures
of the 1959 Census of Agriculture was conducted in 17 counties
of the United States during the fall of 1958. The purpose of the
pretest was to provide the Bureau with a measure of the effective-
ness of the questions and procedures planned for the 1959
nationwide census. Three versions of the agriculture question-
naire^ — the first one for Northern States, the second for Southern
States, and the third for Western States — were used in the pre-
test Each version contained questions appropriate to the type
of agriculture in the part of the country where it was used. All
major aspects of field forms and procedures, from the hiring and
training of crew leaders and enumerators to actual interviews
with farm operators, were given a "trial run" in each of the 17
counties. Preliminary versions of reporting forms, maps, pay-
roll records, training guides, and instruction manuals were sub-
jected to actual use under conditions simulating those expected
in the nationwide enumeration conducted in the fall of 1959.

In making final preparations for the 1959 census, the staff of
the Bureau drew heavily on the results of the pretest, as well as
on experience gained from previous censuses.

Training Program for Personnel for Enumeration. — Every per-
son hired to do work in connection with the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture received specialized training for his job. Staff mem-

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bers of the Washington and Regional Offices of the Bureau and
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture trained approximately 110
agriculture field assistants and 2,100 crew leaders. The crew
leaders, in turn, trained and supervised approximately 30,000
enumerators. All training was presented according to procedures
contained in various guides and manuals prepared by the Bureau.
The training program included filmstrips, map-reading, practice
interviewing, and practice filling of questionnaires and other
census forms. In most instances, training sessions were held
near the areas in which employees worked and immediately prior
to the beginning of their assignments.

Enumeration Period.— The actual enumeration in the conter-
minous United States (see page XIV) started at dates varying
from October 7 to November 18, 1959. In general, starting dates
were based upon regional variations in harvesting seasons and
on weather conditions. The primary aim was to have the
enumeration late enough to follow the harvesting of the bulk
of Important crops and early enough to precede the advent of
winter weather with the attending unfavorable travel conditions.
The bulk of the enumeration work was completed within three
to four weeks after the starting date. In Hawaii, the enumera-
tion was made during the months of December 1959 and January
1960 ; and in Alaska, during April 1960.

Enumeration starting dates for the censuses of 1959 and 1954
are given in State table 11, together with figures showing the
percentage of farms enumerated in the State during weekly pe-
riods. The average enumeration date for the 1959 census for
each county is given in county table 6.

Data for inventory items — land in farms, machinery and equip-
ment, livestock, and poultry — relate to the situation at the actual
time of enumeration of each individual farm. Data for acres,
production, and sales of crops relate generally to the crops har-
vested during the crop year 1959. regardless of whether and when
they were sold while data for sales of livestock and livestock
products relate to the calendar year 1959. Since the enumera-
tion was made before the end of 1959, special emphasis was
placed upon the inclusion of estimates for crops yet to be sold
and for livestock and livestock products expected to be sold in
the period from the time of enumeration to the end of the cal-
endar year. Instructions on the questionnaire and the wording
of questions were designed to assure that full crop-year or
calendar-year data would be reported. For example, "How much
of this year's crop was or will be sold?"

ENUMERATION FORMS AND PROCEDURES

Authorization.— Section 5 of Title 13 of the United States Code
authorizes the preparation of forms and questionnaires used In
the census. It reads as follows :

"The Secretary sha.ll prepare schedules, and shall determine
the inquiries, and the number, form, and subdivisions thereof,
for the statistics, surveys, and censuses provided for in this
title."

The Agriculture Questionnaire. — The questionnaire for the 1959
Census of Agriculture was prepared by the staff of the Bureau.
Selection of the inquiries was based on the results of the 1958
pretest and experience gained in earlier censuses. Careful con-
sideration was given to such factors as the current availability

UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959

of data from other sources, the possibility of obtaining data by
methods other than a census, the adequacy of the data that might
be obtained, and the need for and usefulness of the data. Two
committees gave advice and counsel to the Bureau. One of these,
a Special Advisory Committee, was composed of members desig-
nated by the organizations they represented, 'following an invita-
tion from the Director of the Bureau of the Census to name a
representative to serve in an advisory capacity. The Special
Advisory Committee for the 1959 Census of Agriculture was
made up of one representative from each of the following : Agri-
cultural Publishers Association, American Association of Land-
Grant Colleges and State Universities, American Farm Bureau
Federation, American Farm Economic Association, American
Statistical Association, Farm Equipment Institute, National As-
sociation of Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of Agri-
culture, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National
Farmers' Union, National Grange, Rural Sociological Society,
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A representative of
the Bureau of the Budget was in attendance at all meetings of
the Advisory Committee.

Because of the special interest of the U.S. Department of Agri-
culture in censuses of agriculture, the Director of the Bureau
of the Census sought the continuous cooperation of that organiza-
tion in developing plans, questionnaires, and procedures for the
1959 Census of Agriculture. Working Groups were established
in the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make recommendations
for the following general subjects :

Tenure, Land Values, and Mortgage Debt

Land Use and Conservation and Production Practices

Field Crops

Fruits and Vegetables

Forest Products

Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy

Income and Expenditure (including Contractual Operations)

Farm Labor

Equipment and Facilities (including Structures)

Each Working Group had the responsibility for ascertaining
the U.S. Department of Agriculture's need for data in the field
covered by its "terms of reference" and for presenting recom-
mendations to a small Joint Committee comprising representa-
tives of both the Bureau of the Census and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. The Joint Committee received written recom-
mendations from each Working Group. The Chairman of each
Group appeared before the Joint Committee as did any member
of the Working Group who was needed to present supplemental
information of a specialized nature.

Prior to the formulation of the questionnaire, State Agricul-
tural Colleges and other major users of census data were invited
to suggest inquiries for the enumeration. Each member of the
Special Advisory Committee had the opportunity and the respon-
sibility for channeling in suggestions from the organization he
represented. The number of inquiries submitted from all sources
greatly exceeded the number that could be included in the census,
from the point of view of cost, of the respondent's time and
patience, and of practical value to the majority of users of data.

The final selection included 316 questions, some of which con-
sisted of several parts, for the 48 States comprising the con-
terminous United States. Although each of the 316 questions
was asked in one or more of the 48 States, considerably less than
this total was asked in any one State because of the use of "State"
questionnaires. Moreover, about 50 questions out of the total
were asked of approximately one-fifth of all farm operators in
the State. The number of questions ranged from 159 on the
questionnaire for Maine to 194 on the questionnaire for Cali-
fornia. In all, 38 versions of the questionnaire — one for each
State or combination of adjoining States and two for Texas —

were used for the 1959 census in the conterminous United States
as compared with 21 versions in 1954 and 41 in 1950. A separate
version was used in Alaska and another in Hawaii.

Differences in the questionnaires were designed to account
for regional and local differences in agriculture. Most, but not
all, of the differences related to crops. The use of State ques-
tionnaires made possible the inclusion of separate inquiries for
all important crops grown within a State and, at the same
time, a reduction in the total number of inquiries for a State.
Questions that did not apply, to any considerable degree, to a
particular State were omitted from the questionnaire used in
that State. For example, separate questions about citrus fruits
were omitted from all questionnaires except for the few States
where citrus fruits are grown. An added advantage of State
questionnaires was that production and sales data could be asked
in the unit of measure most commonly used by the farmers in
each State. Regional variation in the number and type of ques-
tions is an important provision of the census for obtaining com-
plete coverage of agricultural operations.

About 2 weeks before the start of the enumeration, agricul-
ture questionnaires were mailed to most households in rural
areas. A letter was attached to each questionnaire asking the
farm operator to fill the questionnaire and to give it to the enu-
merator when he called. The purpose of this procedure was
to save time and money in taking the census and to improve the
quality of the information given by farm operators. By having
the questionnaire ahead of time, the farmer could determine what
information would be required and could check his records in
advance of the enumerator's visit. It was, however, the respon-
sibility of the enumerator to obtain an agriculture questionnaire
for each place which qualified. If the questionnaire had been filled
out by the farm operator, the enumerator was instructed to
examine the questionnaire for completeness and accuracy and,
if need be, to give the farmer such help as might be necessary.

Agricultural Operations. — The training of enumerators stressed
the concept that a census of agriculture is a census of agricultural
operations rather than a census of farms. This concept was in-
tended to assure a complete agricultural census free of any per-
sonal judgment by enumerators as to what constitutes a farm. In
accordance with clearly defined procedures, an enumerator was
required to obtain an agriculture questionnaire for each person
who had charge of one or more agricultural operations, whether
or not he considered himself to be a farm operator. For enu-
meration purposes, it was considered that there were agricul-
tural operations on a place if, at any time in 1959 — .

a. Any livestock (hogs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, or mules)
were kept on the place.

b. A combined total of 20 or more chickens, turkeys, and ducks
were kept on the place.

c. Any grain, hay, tobacco, or other field crops were grown on
the place.

d. A combined total of 20 or more fruit trees, grapevines, and
nut trees were on the place.

e. Any vegetables, berries, or nursery or greenhouse products
were grown on the place for sale.

As a result of the requirement that all places having agri-
cultural operations be enumerated, more questionnaires were
obtained than are included in the tabulations for farms. During
the office processing operations that followed the completion of
enumeration, criteria were applied to the questionnaires to sort
out for tabulation those that represented farms according to
the census definition of a farm (see page XIV).

Enumeration Assignments and Enumeration Districts. — To as-
sure a complete enumeration within the time allotted, the United
States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) was divided into 29,374
Enumerstion Assignments, or EA's. Each EA comprised an

INTRODUCTION

area that one enumerator could reasonably be expected to canvass
within a 3- to 4-week period, as indicated by performance rec-
ords from the 1054 census.

Each EA was made up of one or more Enumeration Dis-
tricts, or "ED's," as the geographic unit for enumeration. Prior
to the enumeration, the ED's were classified into three groups
on the basis of the density of dwellings in relation to the number
of farms, as indicated by the 1954 Census of Agriculture, the
1950 Census of Population and Housing, current population esti-
mates, and highway maps showing culture which were basic
to establishing the boundaries of each assignment. Through the
use of different canvassing procedures for each group of ED's,
the Bureau was able to reduce the cost of enumeration without
running any material risk of missing any farms or other places
with agricultural operations. The ED groupings and canvassing
procedures are described below.

Group I Enumeration Districts. — In general, ED's with no
well-defined cluster of dwellings were considered to be open-
country areas and comprise Group I. For each ED of Group
I, in his Enumeration Assignment, the enumerator was required
to list in his Record Book the name of every head of household
living in the ED and also the name of every person not living
in the ED who had agricultural operations there. There were
approximately 20,751 ED's in Group I for the 1959 Census.

Group II Enumeration Districts. — Rural ED's in which the
number of dwellings was large in relation to the number of
farms were considered to be in Group II. For each ED, In
Group II, the enumerator was required to list the head of the
household for all dwellings in the ED except for those on less
than one acre of ground in built-up residential areas of 50 or
more dwellings. He was also required to determine, by obser-
vation or local inquiry, whether there were any farms or other
places with agricultural operations in the built-up areas and,
if so, to obtain an agriculture questionnaire. There were
approximately 7,979 ED's in Group II.

Group III Enumeration Districts. — Most incorporated places
and unincorporated villages having approximately 150 or more
dwellings were designated as separate ED's and are classified
as Group III. Also, most ED's in counties around large metro-
politan areas were designated as Group III Ed's. Prior to
the 1959 Census of Agriculture, places enumerated in these
areas during the 1954 Census of Agriculture were listed in
the Enumerator's Record Book. The enumerator was required
to visit and enumerate or otherwise account for each place listed
in his Record Book. In addition, he was instructed to ask at
each of these places if there were any farms or other places with
agricultural operations in the Enumeration District, and, if so,
to add them to his list and enumerate them. There were ap-
proximately 15,836 Group III ED's in 1959. According to the
1954 Census, these ED's contained 380,575 farms.

A few enumeration districts that comprised incorporated
places or that were within an incorporated city were classified
as Group I or Group II because they had a large number of farms.
A few others, comprising extensive rural districts requiring con-
siderable travel, were classified as Group III because they had
only a small number of farms.

Enumerator's Record Book. — Each enumerator received one or
more Record Books containing a listing form for use during
canvassing. (See appendix for facsimile of one page of list-
ing form included in Enumerator's Record Book.) The lines
on the listing form were numbered in consecutive order. Ex-
cept as otherwise prescribed for Group II and Group III ED's,
the enumerator listed in his Record Book the name of each head
of household living in his assigned area and also the name
of each person not living in his area who had agricultural opera-
tions there. As he made his listing, he also asked the questions
about agricultural operations that were printed on the listing
form. Answers to these questions determined, for the enumerator,
whether or not an agriculture questionnaire was required for the
person listed and, if so, whether he or some other enumerator
was responsible for getting it. Thus, the Record Book served
as an important aid to the enumerator in securing complete cov-
erage of all agricultural operations within his area. At the same

time, it helped to prevent enumeration of the same place by two
or more enumerators.

Enumeration Maps. — As a second aid to getting complete cover-
age, each enumerator received a map or, in a few exceptional
cases, a brief written description of the area assigned to him
for enumeration. He was required to plan and follow an orderly
route of enumeration within the boundaries of his assigned area
in accordance with established canvassing procedures. As the
enumerator listed a place in his Record Book, he indicated its
location by copying onto his map the number of the line on which
he listed it. This numbering system indicated the enumerator's
route of travel, and helped both the enumerator and his crew
leader to determine the extent of coverage of the enumerator's
assignment at any given time.

lists of Special and Large Farms. — Prior to the enumeration, a
card list of "special and large farms" was prepared on the basis
of records obtained from the 1954 census and from Federal and
State agricultural agencies. In general, "special and large farms"
fell into one of three categories: (1) farms having unusually
large acreages, livestock inventories, or annual sales as indi-
cated by available records; (2) farms known to be specializing
in such operations as broiler production, turkey growing, feed
lots, nursery or greenhouse production, cranberry bogs, citrus
groves, etc.; (3) farms that might easily be overlooked because
they had absentee operators or were not locally thought of as
farms, such as institutions, Indian reservations, grazing associa-
tions, etc.

Enumerators were given the cards for the special and large
farms within their assignment areas to use as aids to obtaining
complete coverage. Generally, the cards provided insurance
against the omission of farming units that could have a signifi-
cant effect on the totals for a given county or State. The enu-
merator was instructed to obtain an agriculture questionnaire
for each special or large farm in his area or to write an explana-
tion on the card as to why an agriculture questionnaire was not
required on the basis of 1959 operations. The crew leader had
a duplicate set of cards for use in checking enumeration coverage.

Landlord-Tenant Questionnaire. — As in several previous cen-
suses, a special landlord-tenant questionnaire was used in some
parts of the South as a supplement to the agriculture question-
naire. Its purpose was to help the enumerator get complete
and accurate coverage of individually operated tracts of land
that were actually part of one operating unit under the control
of one landlord. To accomplish this purpose, the enumerator was
required to fill a landlord-tenant questionnaire for each landlord
who had any land worked on shares. The entries made in this
questionnaire included the name of each sharecropper, tenant, or
renter ; the amount of land assigned to each ; and the acreage and
quantity of crops harvested on shares. By checking these entries
against the agriculture questionnaires obtained for the individual
operators, the enumerator and the Central Office could verify that
each part of the operating unit controlled by the landlord was
enumerated and that it was enumerated only once. The landlord-
tenant questionnaire was used in 386 counties In the 1959 census
as compared with approximately 900 counties in 1954.

Township Sketch Map. — In some areas of the Great Plains, a
considerable portion of land is farmed by nonresident operators —
that is, by persons who do not live on the land they operate or
who live on it only during part of the year. Enumerators in these
areas used a special mapping form, the Township Sketch, in
addition to their enumeration maps as an aid to obtaining com-
plete coverage. Each township included on the sketch was
identified by township and range number and was divided into
144 small squares. In a standard section of 640 acres, each
square represented a quarter section of land, or 160 acres. As
the enumerator canvassed his assignment area, he indicated the
acreage and location of each farm, ranch, and tract of nonfarm

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land by drawing its boundaries on the sketch. He also used a
simple numbering system as a cross reference between the agri-
cultural land identified on the sketch and the questionnaire on
which it was reported. The Township Sketch was used in all
counties of North Dakota and South Dakota and in selected
counties of Colorado, Kansas, Minnespta, Montana, Nebraska,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.

Field Review of Enumerator's Work. — In the 1959 census,
greater emphasis was placed on a detailed review of enumerators'
work during enumeration than had been the case in previous
censuses. The objective was to detect and correct enumeration
errors as early as possible in order to achieve and maintain a
high quality of individual performance. Starting on the first day
of enumeration and continuing throughout the enumeration
period, each crew leader was instructed to make regular and
frequent visits to his enumerators. At each visit, he was to
follow a clearly defined procedure for observing the enumerator's
conduct of interviews and for checking his listings, maps, ques-
tionnaires, and other forms for accuracy and completeness.

As an aid to checking coverage and enumerator efficiency, the
crew leader was given a list containing estimates, based on the
1954 census, of the number of questionnaires required in each
enumeration assignment area within his district, and of the
mileage and time required to obtain those questionnaires.

SAMPLING

Use of Sampling.— In the 1959 census, as in several previous
censuses, sampling was used in two ways : for enumeration and
for tabulation. Sampling in enumeration consisted of the col-
lection of information about the items included in sections IX
through XV of the questionnaire for only a sample of farms.
The "sample" items relate to sales of dairy products and sales of
livestock, use of fertilizer and lime, farm expenditures, land-use
practices, farm labor, equipment and facilities, rental agreements,
farm values, and farm mortgage debt. The same sample of farms
was used for tabulations by type of farm and by economic class
of farm and for many of those by size of farm and by color and
tenure of operator.

Description of the Sample.— The sample used for the 1959 Census
of Agriculture consisted of all farms with a total area of 1,000
or more acres or with estimated sales of $100,000 or more in 1959,
and approximately 20 percent of all other farms. Farms with
1,000 or more acres were universally included in the sample
during enumeration. As the enumerator filled the questionnaire,
he determined the number of "acres in this place" (see question 7
of the agriculture questionnaire). If the acreage amounted to
1,000 or more he was required to fill sections IX through XV of
the questionnaire. Farms with less than 1,000 acres, with esti-
mated sales of $100,000 or more, were included in the sample
during the office processing. For these farms the information for
sections IX through XV was obtained by mail.

The selection of farms of less than 1,000 acres for inclusion in
the sample was made during enumeration, according to the fol-
lowing procedure: As the enumerator determined that he was
required to obtain a questionnaire, he assigned a number to it,
whether or not he was able to obtain the questionnaire on his
first visit. He assigned numbers in consecutive order, beginning
with "1" for the first questionnaire required in each enumera-
tion district within his area. He was instructed to fill sections
IX through XV on all questionnaires for which the assigned
number ended in "2" or "7" (i.e. 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, etc.).

Adjustment of the Sample. — An adjustment in the part of the
sample that was comprised of farms of less than 1,000 acres and
with estimated sales of less than $100,000 was made by a process
essentially equivalent to stratifying the farms in the sample by

size of farm. The purpose of this adjustment was to Improve
the reliability of the estimates based on the sample and to reduce
the effects of possible biases introduced by enumerators who de-
viated from the prescribed procedure for selecting the sample
farms. The adjustment procedure was carried out for "blocks"
of counties, each consisting of from one to ten counties in a State.
To adjust the sample, separate counts were made for each county,
and for the block of counties of all farms and of farms in the
sample for each of 10 size-of-farm groups based on the "acres
in this place" (question 7). The 10 size-of-farm groups were as
follows: under 10 acres, 10 to 49 acres, 50 to 69 acres, 70 to 99
acres, 100 to 139 acres, 140 to 179 acres, ISO to 219 acres, 220
to 259 acres, 260 to 499 acres, and 500 to 999 acres. Farms of less
than 1,000 acres, but with value of sales of $100,000 or more,
were excluded from these counts. For each size-of-farm group,
the number of farms in the sample for the block of counties was
adjusted to make it equal or approximately equal to the total
number of farms divided by five. This was accomplished for
each group by the elimination or duplication on a random basis,
of farms in those counties where the difference between the
actual proportion in the sample and the expected 20 percent was
in the same direction as the difference for the block of counties.

Estimation of Totals for the Sample. — For the items included
in the sample part of the questionnaire (sections IX through
XV), estimated totals for all farms were derived from the tabu-
lated totals for the farms in the adjusted sample. First, item-by-
item totals, as tabulated for that part of the sample comprising
farms of less than 1,000 acres and with estimated sales of less
than $100,000, were multiplied by 5. These estimated item-by-
item totals were then added to the corresponding item totals, as
tabulated, for all farms of 1,000 acres and over and farms with
estimated sales of $100,000 and over. The resulting values
represent the estimated totals for all farms.

Presentation of Sample Data. — In tables where a small amount
of data based on the sample farms is presented together with
data for all farms, the data based on the sample are printed in
italics. Other tables contain headnotes explaining that most
of the data are estimates based on reports for only a sample
of farms.

Reliability of Estimates. — The estimated totals for all farms of
the items enumerated for only the sample farms are subject
to sampling errors. The estimated totals obtained by making
tabulations for only the farms included In the sample are also
subject to sampling errors. State tables 23 and 24 contain ap-
proximate measures of the sampling reliability of the estimates
for numbers of farms reporting and for item totals. While these
measures indicate the general level of sampling reliability of the
estimates, they do not completely reflect errors arising from
sources other than sampling; for example, errors in the original
data reported by farmers. Errors arising from sources other than
sampling may, in some Instances, be relatively more important
than sampling variation, especially for county totals.

The general level of sampling reliability of estimated totals
may be determined from the data in State tables 23 and 24. State
table 24 contains a list of items, together with a figure for each
item indicating one of the four levels of sampling reliability that
are presented In State table 23. For each item the sampling
error according to the number of farms reporting may be de-
termined from State table 23, in the column for the level of
sampling reliability designated in State table 24. To determine
the sampling reliability for any Item, reference must be made to
State table 24 to find out which of the four levels of sampling
reliability given in State table 23 should be used, and also the
appropriate county or State tab!, to obtain the number of farms
reporting the item.

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As explained in State table 23, the level of sampling reliability
designated as level 1 should always be used to determine the
sampling reliability of estimated numbers of farms or of farms
reporting.

State table 23 shows percentage limits such that chances are
about 68 out of 100 that the difference between an estimate based
on the sample and the figure that would have been obtained from
a tabulation of all farms would be no more than the percentage
specified for the estimated number of farms reporting that item.
The chances are about 99- out of 100 that the difference would be
less than 2V4 times the percentage specified.

As indicated by the percentages in State table 23, the smaller
the number of farms reporting a given item, the larger the relative
sampling error in the estimated total for that item. Even so,
considerable detail is presented for each item, by several classifi-
cations of farms, in order to permit the appraisal of estimates
for various combinations of items not shown in this report. Per-
centages and averages that may be derived from the tables will
generally have greater relative reliability than the corresponding
estimated totals. However, significant patterns of relationships
may be observed in the estimated totals even though the Indi-
vidual data are subject to relatively large sampling errors.

The data representing estimates based on a sample of farms
for the 1954 census were obtained in essentially the same way as
in 1959. Therefore, State tables 23 and 24 may also be used to
determine the sampling errors for the 1954 data.

Differences in Data Resulting From Differences in Tabulating
Procedures. — Many of the figures in the detailed State tables rep-
resent estimates obtained by tabulating only the sample farms.
The totals for these detailed distributions will generally differ
somewhat from totals presented in other tables obtained from
different distributions which were tabulated on a 100 percent
basis. Moreover, although most of the figures presented by coun-
ties were obtained from tabulations of all farms, the data in
county table 4 for commercial farms, and all of the data in the
county tables on dairy products and livestock sold, fertilizer and
lime, farm expenditures, land-use practices, farm labor, facilities
and equipment, and value of land and buildings were estimated
for each county on the basis of data tabulated for the farms in
the sample. The State totals in the county tables for these items,
though based also on the sample, were obtained in a different
series of tabulating runs, and so may differ slightly from totals
presented in some State tables. For reasons of economy the
sample distributions were not adjusted to the 100 percent totals
even when such totals were available, nor were slight discrepan-
cies resulting from different runs of the sample data always rec-
onciled unless the differences were large enough to affect the
usefulness or reliability of the data.

PROCESSING OPERATIONS

Completion of Enumeration. — As an enumerator completed his
assignment, he turned the portfolio containing questionnaires and
other census materials over to his crew leader. After making
a final review of the enumerator's work, the crew leader mailed
the portfolio to the Agriculture Processing Office at Parsons,
Kansas. There, each enumerator portfolio was thoroughly
checked for completeness of all required forms and for correct
application of the sampling procedure.

Editing of Questionnaires. — Each agriculture questionnaire was
individually edited and coded before the information was trans-
ferred to punch cards and tabulated. As the first major step In
the editing process, questionnaires that did not represent farms
according to the census definition were withdrawn from fur-

ther processing. (See p. XIV.) As the second major step, the
remaining questionnaires were examined for errors, omissions,
and inconsistencies. Among the specific items subjected to con-
sistency checks were the following :

a. Total acreage compared with its distribution by use.

b. Acreage of individual crops harvested compared with total
cropland harvested.

c. Irrigated acreage compared with total acres in the farm.

d. Total acreage of individual crops for all purposes compared
with the acreage harvested for specific purposes.

e. Quantity of crops harvested In relation to acreage harvested.

f. Sales in relation to production and, for livestock, to inven-
tories.

g. Total livestock compared with the inventory by age and sex.
h. Expenditures compared with production and inventories.

Obvious errors in calculations or in units of measure, and
misplaced entries were corrected as they were found. Entries
not clearly legible were rewritten. Many omissions or incon-
sistencies were disregarded during editing. Those of significant
magnitude could be and were handled more efficiently and eco-
nomically during mechanical processing operations. Question-
naires containing major inconsistencies and omissions were re-
ferred to members of the technical staff for review. Depending
on the magnitude of the data involved, the technical staff cor-
rected (or supervised the correction of) the questionnaires either
on the basis of information reported for other farms of similar
type in the area or on the basis of additional information re-
ceived in response to letters directed to the farm operators.

Coding of Questionnaires. — Most of the numerical information
on a questionnaire was self-coding in that the inquiry number
was utilized for the item identification on punch cards or on
tabulations runs. However, some manual coding was also neces-
sary for such items as irrigated crops for selected States, crops
infrequently reported, miscellaneous poultry, etc. Code numbers
were entered on questionnaires to classify farms and, in some
cases, to identify data for individual items. All farms were coded
by size of farm in terms of total acreage, by race, and by tenure
of operator. Farms in the 17 Western States, Louisiana, and
Hawaii were also coded on the basis of irrigated cropland and
irrigated pasture. Additional codes were applied to all farms
included in the sample to classify them by type of farm and by
total value of agricultural products sold. Individual items were
coded only where reports were received for crops or poultry not
covered by separate inquiries on the questionnaire. This coding
was necessary to assure inclusion of the data in the appropriate
farm product totals.

Tabulation of Data. — After the questionnaires were edited and
coded, the information on them was punched on cards. The cards
were then mechanically sorted and fed into machines which
transferred the data to tabulation sheets. One of the initial
and primary steps in the machine handling of the punch cards
was to separate and list those cards which lacked necessary in-
formation, those which contained inconsistent or impossible data,
and those on which the data were possible but of such magnitude
that a further review of the individual questionnaires was war-
ranted. The listing sheets were examined and, as necessary, the
cards were corrected. When the cards for a particular county
were considered satisfactory, the data were tabulated.

Subject-matter specialists of the Bureau and the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture examined all tabulations for reasonableness
and consistency. As necessary, they made corrections on the basis
of a further review and reappraisal of the original reports and
verification of the editing, coding, and punching.

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PRESENTATION OF STATISTICS

Statistical Content of This Report. — This report is part of Vol-
ume I of the 1959 Census of Agriculture. Volume I consists of
54 parts, each part containing information about agriculture for
a single State, Commonwealth, or Possession. Each part con-
tains county data for that particular State or area. The term
"county," as used in this report embraces election districts in
Alaska, parishes in Louisiana, municipios (municipalities) in
Puerto Rico, etc. The statistics for 1959 were obtained from the
Census of Agriculture taken in the "conterminous United States"
(see following paragraph), Hawaii, and Puerto Rico during the
period October 1959 to January 1960 and in Alaska, American
Samoa, Guam, and Virgin Islands as of April 1, 1960. Compara-
tive data for years prior to 1959 were obtained from earlier
censuses.

In the planning of the publications for the 1960 Censuses of
Population and Housing and the 1959 Census of Agriculture, the
term "conterminous United States," recommended by the Board
of Geographic Names to designate the 48-State area as it ex-
isted before Alaska and Hawaii became States, was adopted by
the Bureau of the Census.

The definitions and explanations in this introduction for vol-
ume I generally have application broad enough to include the
States of Alaska and Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico and the island possessions. However, specific application
in many instances may be limited to the conterminous United
States ; for example, references to earlier censuses, to the sam-
pling methods and procedures, to specific sections or questions on
the questionnaires, and to specific table' numbers.

For each part of volume I (one part for each State or area),
a facsimile of the appropriate questionnaire is reproduced in
the appendix.

The statistics for States and counties are presented according
to the same general plan as was followed in the volume I re-
ports for the 1954 and the 1950 censuses. State and county totals
are given for nearly all items for which information was ob-
tained in the 1959 census. However, most of the data by eco-
nomic class of farm, type of farm, and color and tenure of farm
operator are given only for States.

Comparative data for the States are given for each census
year beginning with 1920. Comparative data for counties are
given for the years 1959 and 1954. For some items, the data
obtained from the 1959 census are the only ones available. For
comparative purposes 1950 data are carried in county table 6
for the kind of road on which farms were located.

Comparability of Data. — The data obtained from the various
censuses of agriculture are not strictly comparable for all items.
For example, differences from one census to another in the time
of enumeration, the wording of the questions, and the definition
of a farm ca^se some lack of comparability. Differences con-
sidered to have a signifuani, effect on the comparability of data
are described in the text and/or mentioned in footnotes to the
tables.

Minor Civil Divisions. — As in prior censuses, data for most of
the items included in the 1959 Census of Agriculture were tabu-
lated for minor civil divisions. The term "minor civil division"
applies to the primary subdivision of a county into smaller geo-
graphic areas such as townships, precincts, districts, wards,
beats, municipalities, etc. Figures for these smaller geographic
areas are not included in any of the published reports, but they
may be supplied upon request and payment of the costs of com-
piling and checking the data.

Prior to the 1954 Census, an enumeration assignment did not
include more than one minor civil division, even in cases where
the township, precinct, etc., did not have enough farms to provide
a full workload for an enumerator. In 1954, and again in 1959,

the aim was to make enumeration assignments large enough to
keep each enumerator fully occupied in his area for a 3- to 4-week
period. Hence, in some areas, two or more adjoining minor civil
divisions were combined into one enumeration assignment. An
enumeration assignment never comprised the whole of one minor
civil division and a part of another, nor a part of two or more
minor civil divisions. A minor civil division that included too
many farms for one enumerator to cover during the enumeration
period was divided into two or more enumeration assignments.

In some cases, the minor civil division tabulations provide totals
for a single minor civil division, even when such totals required
a grouping of enumeration assignments. In other cases, the minor
civil division tabulations provide totals for a combination of
two or more adjoining minor civil divisions. The data for each
individual minor civil division included in such totals can be tab-
ulated separately, however, since each questionnaire obtained in
the census contains the designation of the minor civil division in
which the farm headquarters was located. An additional charge
must be made for a separate tabulation of any small area in-
cluded in a total for two or more combined minor civil divisions.

Requests for census information for minor civil divisions should
be directed to the Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census,
Washington 25, D.C.

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Descriptive Summary and References. — The definitions and ex-
planations that follow relate only to those items that are con-
sidered to be inadequately described in the tables where they
appear. Although the descriptive terms and explanations refer
specifically to the 1959 Census of Agriculture, many of them also
apply to earlier censuses. Most of the definitions consist of a
resume 1 of the questionnaire wording, supplemented by excerpts
from instructions given to enumerators. For exact wording of
the questions and of the instructions included on the question-
naire, see the facsimile of the 1959 Agriculture Questionnaire in
the appendix of this report.

An analysis of the questions asked in the 1959 census, and of
the data obtained, is given in Volume II, General Report, Statis-
tics by Subjects, United States Census of Agriculture, 1959. The
general report presents statistics for States by subject matter.

General Farm Information

Census Definition of a Farm. — For the 1959 Census of Agricul-
ture, the definition of a farm was based primarily on a combina-
tion of "acres in the place" and the estimated value of agricultural
products sold.

The word "place" was defined to include all land on which
agricultural operations were conducted at any time in 1959 under
the control or supervision of one person or partnership. (For
definition of "agricultural operations", see p. X.) Control may
have been exercised through ownership or management, or
through a lease, rental, or cropping arrangement.

Places of less than 10 acres in 1959 were counted as farms if
the estimated sales of agricultural products for the year amounted
to at least $250. Places of 10 or more acres in 1959 were counted
as farms if the estimated sales of agricultural products for the
year amounted to at least $50. Places having less than the $50
or $250 minimum estimated sales in 1959 were also counted as
farms if they could normally be expected to produce agricultural
products in sufficient quantity to meet the requirements of the
definition. This additional qualification resulted in the inclusion
as farms of some places engaged in farming operations for the
first time in 1959 and places affected by crop failure or other
unusual conditions.

To avoid biases arising from an enumerator's personal judg-
ment and opinion, the Bureau did not give enumerators the defini-

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tion of a farm. Instead, enumerators were instructed to obtain
questionnaires for all places considered farms by their operators
and for all other places that had one or more agricultural opera-
tions. (See "Agricultural Operations", p. X.) In 1954, enumer-
ators were instructed to fill questionnaires on the same basis as
in 1959. In 1950, agricultural operations were defined to include
every place of 3 or more acres, whether or not the operator con-
sidered it a farm, and every place having "specialized operations",
regardless of the acreage. "Specialized operations" referred to
nurseries and greenhouses and to places having 100 or more
poultry, production of 300 or more dozen eggs in 1949, or 3 or
more hives of bees. In all of the three last censuses, as a result,
questionnaires were filled for a considerable number of places
that did not qualify as farms. The determination as to which
questionnaires represented farms was made during office process-
ing operations and only those questionnaires meeting the criteria
for a farm were included in the tabulations.

For both the 1950 and 1954 Censuses of Agriculture, places of
3 or more acres were counted as farms if the annual value of
agricultural products, whether for home use or for sale but ex-
clusive of home-garden products, amounted to $150 or more.
Places of less than 3 acres were counted as farms only if the
annual sales of agricultural products amounted to $150 or more.
A few places with very low agricultural production because of
unusual circumstances, such as crop failure, were also counted as
farms if they normally could have been expected to meet the
minimum value or sales criteria.

In the censuses from 1925 to 1945, enumerators were given a
definition of "farm" and were instructed to obtain reports only
for those places which met the criteria. According to this defini-
tion, farms included all places of 3 or more acres, regardless of
the quantity or value of agricultural production, and places of
less than 3 acres if the value of agricultural products, whether
for home use or for sale, amounted to $250 or more. Because of
changes in price level, the $250 minimum resulted in the in-
clusion of varying numbers of farms of less than 3 acres in the
several censuses taken during this period. Generally, the only
reports excluded from tabulation were those taken in error and
those showing very limited agricultural production, such as only
a small home garden, a few fruit trees, a small flock of chickens,
etc. In 1945, reports for places of 3 acres or more were tabulated
only if at least 3 acres were in cropland and/or pasture or if the
value of products in 1944 amounted to at least $150.

The decrease in the number of farms in 1950 and 1954, as com-
pared with earlier censuses, was partly due to the change in
farm definition, especially with respect to farms of 3 or more
acres in size. Some of the places of 3 or more acres that were
not counted as farms in 1950 and 1954 because the value of their
agricultural production was less than $150 would have qualified
as farms if the criteria had been the same as in earlier censuses.

For 1959, the decrease in the number of farms as compared
with all prior censuses resulted partly from the change in farm
definition. The fact that sales of agricultural products in 1959
was used resulted in the exclusion of some places that would
have qualified as farms had the value of agricultural products
alone been considered. The increase in the acreage minimum
also had an effect. The reduction in the number of farms due
to change in definition, 1954 to 1959, is shown for each county
In county table 1. Some characteristics of the places not counted
as farms in 1959, but which would have been included in 1954,
are shown in State table 10.

The change in farm definition made in 1950 and again in 1959
had no appreciable effect on the totals for livestock or crops
because the places affected by the change ordinarily accounted
for less than 1 percent of the totals for a given county or State.

For the States that comprise the conterminous United States,
two figures are published for each county on the number of farms

in 1959. One is an actual count of all farms and the other is an
estimate based on the number of farms included in the sample.
For almost every county there is a difference between the actual
number of farms and the estimated number of farms. Because
of sampling procedure and sampling variability, the number of
farms in the sample seldom agrees exactly with the actual num-
ber of farms. For most counties, the actual number of farms
in the sample was either more or less than precisely 20 percent
of all farms. Similarly, totals estimated on the basis of data
for the sample farms may be slightly more or slightly less than
the actual totals that would have been obtained had the data
been tabulated for all farms. Therefore, the estimated number
of farms reporting certain items may, in some instances, be
greater than the total number of farms shown in county table 1.
However, the estimated number of farms is given in county
tables 5 and 6 so that estimates based on the sample farms may
be related to the estimated rather than the actual number of
farms.

Farm Operator. — The term "farm operator" is used to designate
a person who operates a farm, either doing tne work himself or
directly supervising the work. He may be the owner, a member of
the owner's household, a hired manager, or a tenant, renter, or
sharecropper. If he rents land to others or has land worked on
shares by others, he is considered as operator only of the land
which he retains for his own operation. In the case of a partner-
ship, only one partner is counted as an operator. The number of
farm operators is considered to be the same as the number of
farms.

Farms Reporting or Operators Reporting. — Figures for farms re-
porting or operators reporting, based on a tabulation of all farms,
represent the number of farms, or operators, for which the speci-
fied item was reported. For example, if there were 1,922 farms
in a county and only 1,465 had chickens 4 months old and over
on hand at the time of enumeration, the number of farms
reporting chickens would be shown as 1,465. The difference be-
tween the total number of farms and the number of farms re-
porting a particular item represents the number of farms not
having that item, provided a correct report was received for all
farms.

Where applicable, figures may be given for the number of farms
or operators not reporting items that were intended to be ob-
tained for all farms; for example, residence of farm operator,
State table 4. The number not reporting, as compared with the
total number of farms or operators, indicates the extent of
incompleteness of the reporting of the data for the item.

Land Area. — The approximate total land area of States and
counties as reported for 1959 is, in general, the same as that re-
ported for all censuses beginning with 1940. Such differences as
are shown reflect political changes in boundaries or actual changes
in land area caused by changes in the number or size of reser-
voirs, lakes, streams, etc. For Alaska, the areas for election
districts represent the gross area of land and water.

Land in Farms. — Except for managed farms, the land to be in-
cluded in each farm was determined from the answers to ques-
tions about the number of acres owned, the number of acres rented
from others or worked on shares for others, and the number of
acres rented to others or worked on shares by others. The acres
owned and the acres rented from others or worked on shares for
others were first added together and then the acres rented to
others or worked on shares by others were subtracted. The re-
sult represented the number of acres in the farm. The number of
acres in a managed farm was the difference between the total
land managed and that part of the managed land that was rented
to others or worked on shares by others.

In the 1959, 1954, and 1950 censuses, enumerators were in-
structed to record total figures for land owned, land rented from
others, and land managed for others, including any part of the
land that was rented to others. In censuses prior to 1950, enu-

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merators were instructed to exclude all land rented to others and
to record only that portion of the acreage owned, rented from
others, or managed for others that was retained by the farm op-
erator. Thus, the figures for the individual tenures of land are
not entirely comparable for all censuses. However, the land in-
cluded in each farm was determined on essentially the same basis
for all censuses.

The acreage designated in the tables as "land in farms" consists
primarily of "agricultural" land — that is, land used for crops
and pasture or grazing. It also includes considerable areas of
land not actually under cultivation nor used for pasture or graz-
ing. For example, the entire acreage of woodland and wasteland
owned or rented by farm operators is included as land in farms,
unless it was being held for nonagricultural purposes or unless
the acreage was unusually large. For 1959 and 1954, if a place
had 1,000 or more acres of woodland not pastured and wasteland,
and if less than 10 percent of the total acreage in the place was
used for agricultural purposes, the acreage of woodland not pas-
tured and wasteland was reduced to equal the acreage used for
agriculture. The procedure used in 1950 for excluding unusually
large acreages of woodland not pastured and wasteland differed
slightly from the one used in 1959 and 1954. In 1950, adjustments
were made in places of 1,000 or more acres (5,000 or more in the
17 Western States ) , if less than 10 percent of the total acreage was
used for agricultural purposes.

Except for open range and grazing land used under government
permit, all grazing land was to be included as land in farms
provided the place of which it was a part was a farm. Grazing
land operated by Grazing Associations was to be reported in the
name of the person chiefly responsible for conducting the business
of the Association. Land used rent free was to be reported as
land rented from others. All land in Indian reservations that
was used for growing crops or grazing livestock was to be in-
cluded. Land in Indian reservations that was not reported by
individual Indians and that was not rented to non-Indians was
to be reported in the name of the cooperative group that used the
land. In some instances, an entire Indian reservation was re-
ported as one farm.

Land owned. — All land that the operator and/or his wife
held under title, purchase contract, homestead law, or as heir
or trustee of an undivided estate at the time of enumeration is
considered as owned.

land Rented from Others. — This item includes not only land
that the operator rented or leased from others but also land
he worked on shares for others and land he occupied rent free.
Grazing land used under government permit or license is not
included.

Land Rented to Others. — This item includes all land rented or
leased to others, except land leased to the government under the
Soil Bank, and all land worked by others on shares or on a
rent-free basis. For the most part, the land rented to others
represents agricultural land but it also includes land rented
for residential or other purposes. The tenant or sharecropper
is considered as the operator of land leased, rented, or worked
on shares even though his landlord may supervise his opera-
tions. The landlord is considered as operator of only that por-
tion of the land not assigned to tenants or croppers.

Land Managed. — This item includes all tracts of land man-
aged for one or more employers by a person hired on a salary
basis. A hired manager was considered to be the operator of
the land he managed since he was responsible for the agricul-
tural operations on that land and frequently supervised others
in performing those operations. Managed land was always to
be reported on a separate questionnaire whether or not the
manager also operated a farm on his own account.

Land in Two or More Counties.— An individual farm was al-
ways enumerated in only one county, even in cases where the
land was located in two or more counties. If the farm operator
lived on the farm, the farm was enumerated in the county where
he lived. If he did not live on the farm, the figures for the
farm were tabulated for the county where the farm head-
quarters was located. In cases where there was any question as
to the location of the headquarters, figures for the farm were
tabulated for the county where most of the land was located.

Land in Farms According to Use. — Land in farms has been
distributed according to the way in which it was used in 1959.
The land uses described in the following paragraphs are mutually
exclusive; that is, each acre of land is included only once even
though it may have had more than one use during the year.

Cropland Harvested. — This category refers to all land from
which any crops were harvested in 1959, whether for home use
or for sale. It includes land from which hay (including wild
hay) was cut and land in berries and other small fruits, or-
chards, vineyards, nurseries, and greenhouses. Matured crops
hogged off or grazed were considered to have been "crops har-
vested" and were reported here. Land from which two or
more crops were harvested in 1959 was to be counted only once
in the land-use classification. Land used for other purposes
either before or after the crops were harvested was to be re-
ported as cropland harvested, without regard to the other uses.
The enumerator was instructed to check the figure for crop-
land harvested for each farm by adding the acreages of the
individual crops and subtracting the acreages from which two
or more crops were harvested. This checking procedure was
repeated during the office processing of questionnaires for all
farms having 100 or more acres of cropland harvested.

Cropland used only for Pasture. — This land-use classification
includes rotation pasture and all other land used only for pas-
ture or grazing that the operator considered could have been
used for crops without additional improvement. Enumerators
were instructed to include land planted to crops that were
hogged off, pastured, or grazed before maturity but to exclude
land pastured before or after hay or other crops were harvested
from it. Permanent open pasture may have been reported
either for this item or for "other pasture" depending on whether
or not the operator considered it as cropland.

The figures for 1945 and earlier censuses are not entirely
comparable with those for the last three censuses. For 1945,
the figures include only cropland used solely for pasture in 1944
that had been plowed within the preceding seven years. The
figures for 1940, 1935, and 1925 are more nearly comparable
with those for 1959, 1954, and 1950, however, because they in-
clude land pastured that could have been plowed and used for
crops without additional clearing, draining, or irrigating.

Cropland not Harvested and not Pastured. — This classification
represents a total of three subclasses for the 17 Western States
and two subclasses for other States.

Cultivated Summer Fallow. — This subclass of land is shown
only for the 17 Western States. It refers to cropland that
was plowed and cultivated but left unseeded for the 1959
harvest in order to control weeds and conserve moisture.

Soil Improvement Grasses and Legumes. — For the 1959 cen-
sus, land used only for cover crops to control erosion or to
be plowed under for green manure is tabulated separately
from "other cropland". After the establishment of the Soil
Bank, land that would normally have been used for other
purposes was frequently planted to soil-improvement crops.
In counties where large acreages were placed in the Soil
Bank, the total of land used for soil-improvement crops plus
"other cropland" may be considerably larger than the "other
cropland" shown for previous censuses.

Other Cropland. — This subclass includes idle cropland, land
in crops intended for harvest after 1959, and cropland not
harvested because of complete crop failure, low prices, labor
shortage, or other reasons. The 1959 figures for "other
cropland" are not entirely comparable with those for previ-
ous censuses since they do not include land used only for
soil-improvement crops. (See preceding paragraph.)
Woodland Pastured. — This classification includes all wood-
land where livestock were pastured or grazed in 1959. The
instruction on the questionnaire — "Include as woodland all
wood lots and timber tracts ; cutover and deforested land
which has value for wood products and has not been improved
for pasture" — represents a somewhat more precise definition
than the corresponding instruction contained on the 1954 ques-
tionnaire. No definition of woodland was given in 1950 apart
from an instruction to enumerators not to include brush pas-
ture as woodland. Some of the changes in woodland acreages
from one census to another may merely represent differences
in interpretation as to what constitutes "woodland."

Woodland not Pastured. — This classification refers to all
woodland not used for pasture or grazing in 1959, including
land in operated farms that was placed in the Soil Bank and
planted to trees. Unusually large tracts of timberland that
were reported as woodland not pastured were excluded from

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the tabulation of land in farms When it was evident that such
land was held primarily for nonagricultural purposes.

Other Pasture. — This classification refers to all land other
than woodland and cropland that was used only for pasture
or grazing in 195!). It includes noncrop open or brush pasture
and cutover or deforested land that has been improved and
used for pasture. The figures for the last three censuses are
comparable but those for 1945 include all nonwoodlaud pas-
ture that had not been plowed during the preceding seven
years. For the 1940 census and earlier years, the figures are
more nearly comparable with those for the last three censuses.
However, the classification may be somewhat less inclusive
because land that could have been plowed and used for crops
without additional clearing, draining, or irrigating was classi-
fied as plowable pasture and included with "cropland used
only for pasture".

Improved Pasture. — This subclass refers to that portion of
"other pasture" on which one or more of the following prac-
tices had been used: liming, fertilizing, seeding, irrigating,
draining, or the clearing of weed or brush growth. The fig-
ures are comparable with those for 1954, when the question
on improved pasture was asked for the first time.
Other Land. — This classification refers to all land not in-
cluded in the preceding land-use classifications, such as house
lots, barn lots, lanes, roads, ditches, land area of ponds, and
wasteland. This figure for 1959 was obtained from the ma-
chine tabulations by subtracting the total of all other uses
from the total land in all farms reported for a given county
or classification. Hence, there is no figure given to represent
the farms reporting this item.

Value of Land and Buildings. — Only average values of land
and buildings per farm and per acre are presented in this report.
They are estimates based on data obtained for sample farms.
Estimates of the total value of land and buildings by States,
geographic divisions, and the United States, are presented in
volume II.

The enumerator was instructed to record the market value of
the land and the buildings on that land. Market value was defined
as the price which the farm operator would expect to receive for
the land and buildings if he were to sell them on the day of
enumeration.

More problems and difficulties arise in the enumeration of farm-
real-estate values than in the enumeration of most other agri-
cultural items. Most of the items enumerated require the re-
spondent to make a statement of fact. For example, information
about the number and value of farm animals sold alive during the
year is based on actual transactions. Similarly, information about
livestock inventories relates to the situation existing on a spe-
cific place at a specific time. Reports concerning the value of
land and buildings, however, are estimates based almost entirely
on opinion. The majority of farms have not changed hands for
many years and are not currently for sale. For such farms, the
operators are not likely to have any clear basis for estimating the
value. To make an intelligent and objective estimate, a respond-
ent first needs to make an estimate of the prevailing average
market value of farms in his community. Then, he must either
add to or subtract from that estimate to allow for the different
characteristics of his own farm. In many cases, an operator who
would not sell his farm under any circumstances may report an
unreasonably high market value. In other cases, a farm operator
who acquired his real estate during a period of relatively low
prices may estimate an unrealistlcally low value by current stand-
ards. Because of the extent of variation that is known to exist
in real estate values, it is difficult to devise checking procedures
that will identify inaccurate estimates.

Age of Operator. — Farm operators were classified by age into
six age groups. The average age of farm operators was derived
from the sum of the ages of all farm operators reporting age
divided by the number reporting. The number of farm operators
65 or more years of age is an actual count based on the operators
reporting age.

Residence of Operator. — Farm operators were classified by resi-
dence according to whether or not they lived on the farms they
were operating. Some of those who did not live on the farms
they operated themselves lived on farms operated by others. In
cases where all the land was rented from others or worked on
shares for others, the operator was considered to live on the farm
operated provided the dwelling he occupied was included in the
rental agreement. The dwelling, in such cases, was not neces-
sarily on the land being operated. Similarly, a farm operator
who did not live on the land being cultivated or grazed but who
had some agricultural operations (other than a borne garden)
at his dwelling was considered as living on the farm operated.

Since some farm operators live on their farms only during
a par; of the year, comparability of the figures for various cen-
suses may be affected by the date of enumeration.

In a few cases, the enumerator failed to report the residence of
the farm operator. Differences between the total number of
farms and the number of farm operators classified by residence
indicate the extent of under-reporting.

Tear Began Operating Present Farm. — Enumerators were in-
structed to report the year during which a farm operator began
to operate his present farm and, if the year was 1958 or later,
also to report the month. The year was intended to refer to the
first year of the period during which the operator had been in
continuous charge of his present farm or of any part of It. The
time of year that farmers move is indicated by the month they
began operating their farms, as shown by a monthly breakdown
of the reports for farmers who began operating their present
farms during 1958 and 1959.

Off-Farm Work and Other Income. — To obtain a measure of the
extent to which farm operators rely on nonfarm sources for part
of their income, four questions were asked of all farm operators.
The first question asked for the number of days the operator
worked off his farm in 1959. The other three questions, to be
answered "Yes" or "No," asked (1) whether other members of the
operator's household did any work off the farm ; (2) whether any
income was received from sources other than the sale of agri-
cultural products from the farm operated; and (3) whether the
combined income of all members of the household from off -farm
work and other sources was greater than the total value of agri-
cultural products sold from the farm operated.

Off-farm work was defined to include work on someone else's
farm for pay as well as all types of nonfarm jobs, businesses, and
professions, whether the work was done on the farm premises or
elsewhere. Exchange work was not included.

The questions asked in the 1959 Census are closely comparable
with those asked in 1954. The data for 1959 are actual totals of
all operators reporting off-farm work and other income whereas
those for 1954 are estimated totals based on the sample.

Equipment and Facilities. — In 1959 as in several earlier cen-
suses, data about specified equipment and facilities were obtained
for only a sample of farms. Farm operators were asked to report
equipment and facilities that were on the farm at the time of enu-
meration, regardless of ownership. They were to include items
that were temporarily out of order but not any that were worn
out.

Data in terms of actual number were obtained for the follow-
ing items of farm equipment in 1959 : (1) gi-aii. combines, (2) corn
pickers, (3) pick-up balers, (4) field forage harvesters, (5) mo-
tortrucks, (6) wheel tractors, (7) garden tractors, (8) crawler
tractors, and (9) automobiles. Definitions given enumerators in-
cluded the following specifications, among others : Corn pickers
related to all types of machines used for picking corn, whether
used in separate or in combined picking-shelling operations.
Pick-up balers were to include both hand-tie and automatic balers
but not stationary ones. Motortrucks were to include pick-up
trucks and truck-trailer combinations; jeeps and station wagons

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were also to be included if they were used primarily as trucks,
but school buses were specifically excluded. Wheel tractors spe-
cifically excluded garden tractors, implements with built-in power
units, such as self-propelled combines or powered buck rakes, and
the power unit of a truck-trailer combination. Automobiles were
to include jeeps and station wagons if they were used primarily
as passenger cars.

Questions to be answered "Yes" or "No" provided information
as to the presence or absence of the following items: (1) tele-
phone, (2) home freezer, (3) milking machine, (4) electric milk
cooler, (5) bulk-type milk cooler (in six States only — Michigan,
Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin),
(6) crop drier and (7) power-operated elevator, conveyor, or
blower.

Comparable data from one census to another are not available
for all items. The questions asked about equipment during a
given census reflect changes in farm mechanization and in the
facilities available to farm families. Questions about some items
of equipment were asked in 1959 for the first time (electric milk
cooler, crop drier, bulk-type milk cooler, etc.). Similarly, some
questions that were asked in earlier censuses were omitted in
1959. For example, the use of electricity is now so widespread
that there is no longer any need for obtaining a count of the
farms having it.

Farms by Kind of Road. — The classification of farms by the kind
of road on which they are located is based on only a sample of
farms. The enumerator was instructed to report, on the basis
of his own observation, the kind of road on which the most
frequently used entrance to the farm was located. For farms
consisting of two or more tracts, he was to limit his report to the
tract on which the farm operator had his dwelling or other
headquarters.

Farm Labor. — The questions about farm labor were asked only
for the sample farms and related to persons working during
the calendar week preceding the week of enumeration. Since
the enumeration starting dates varied by geographic areas, and
the enumeration within each area lasted over a period of several
weeks, the calendar weeks to which the data apply also vary.
Thus, the data for an individual farm may relate to any one
week during the months of October, November, or December, or
even, in a few instances, to weeks during September 1959 or
January 1960.

Farm labor was defined to include any work, chores, or planning
necessary to the agricultural operations of the farm ; and to ex-
clude housework, contract construction work, custom machine
work, and repair, installation, or construction work done by per-
sons employed specifically for such work. The farm labor in-
formation contained in this report represents estimates based on
answers to questions relating to the farm work or chores done
during the week by (1) operator, (2) unpaid members of the
operator's family, and (3) hired persons. An operator was
considered as vorking if he worked one or more hours ; unpaid
members of the operator's family, if they worked 15 or more
hours ; and hired persons, if they worked at all during the week.

Data are not fully comparable from one census to another,
primarily because of differences in the period to which they relate.
In 1954, the data were purposely related to either one of two
calendar weeks, depending in part on the starting date set for
the enumeration and in part on which week represented a period
of peak employment within a given State. For the majority of
States, the period specified was the week of September 26-October
2 ; for other States, the week of October 24-30.

In 1950, as in 1959, the data related to the week preceding the
actual enumeration. Unlike 1959, however, enumeration starting
dates were identical for all States in 1950 (April 1) but since
several weeks were required to complete the enumeration, the
calendar week preceding the enumeration was not identical for

all farms. In 1945 and 1935, the number of farm workers related
to the first week in January and, in 1940, to the last week in
March. In 1945, 1940, and 1935, only persons working the equiv-
alent of two or more days during the specified week were to be
included. In 1945 and 1940, an additional specification limited
the workers to those 14 years old and over.

Experience gained from earlier censuses indicates that farm
labor data are often unsatisfactorily reported unless the week
specified is the week immediately preceding the actual enumer-
ation. When a farm operator was asked to report the number of
persons employed during a specified week that was several weeks
prior to enumeration, he often reported the highest number of
persons employed during the year. Obviously incorrect reports
were adjusted to make the data reflect more nearly the situation
known to exist during the specified week. The farm labor data
for 1954 relates to a specified week which, in some cases, was sev-
eral weeks prior to enumeration. Few adjustments were made
in those data, however, even though there were indications of
incorrect reporting.

Regular and Seasonal Workers. — Hired persons working on
the farm during the week concerned were classed as "regular"
workers if the period of actual or expected employment was 150
days or more during the year. They were classed as "seasonal"
workers if the period of actual or expected employment was
less than 150 days. In cases where the period of employment
was not reported for an individual farm, it was estimated from
data for such items as basis of payment, wage rates, expendi-
tures for labor in 1959, and type of farming operations.

Hired Workers by Basis of Payment. — Hired persons were
also classified according to whether they were paid on a
monthly, weekly, daily, or hourly basis, or by piecework. In
cases of incomplete reporting, the basis of payment for hired
workers was supplied during the office processing operations.

Wage Rates and Hours Worked. — The agreed cash rate of pay
was asked for each class of hired worker except those em-
ployed on a piecework basis. (The number and the earnings of
persons paid on a piecework basis were required for those who
worked on Friday of the week preceding the enumeration.)
The number of hours that workers were expected to work to
earn their pay was asked for each class except those employed
on an hourly or piecework basis. For 1959 and 1954, the data
include office estimates for farms submitting incomplete reports
of wage rates and hours worked. The estimates were consistent
with the size and type of operations for the individual farm as
compared with similar farms in the area for which complete
reports were received. The corresponding data for 1950 apply
only to farms that reported both wage rates and hours worked.

Fertilizer and Lime. — The questions about fertilizer and lime,
asked only for the sample farms, relate to the acreage on which
fertilizer and lime were used and to the quantity used. Farm
operators were asked to report total quantities used in 1959 on
the farms they operated regardless of when or by whom the ferti-
lizer and lime were purchased. In the South, some landlords
who operated farms themselves included the fertilizer and lime
they had purchased for use on their tenant-operated land. Such
fertilizer and lime may also have been reported by the tenants.
When double reporting was detected during the editing process,
the data on the questionnaires concerned were adjusted to elim-
inate duplication in the totals.

The 1959 data for fertilizer and lime are entirely comparable
with those for 1954. A breakdown between dry and liquid fer-
tilizing materials was not obtained in 1954 and data on cost
of either fertilizer or lime were not obtained in 1959.

Fertilizer. — -The report for fertilizer was to refer only to com-
mercial fertilizer and fertilizing materials, including rock
phosphate. The acres fertilized and the tons of fertilizer ap-
plied to those acres were obtained separately for selected crops.
The selected crops varied by region so that it was possible to
obtain detailed data for the crops most commonly fertilized
in each region. In eases where the same land was used for
more than one crop, the acres fertilized were to be reported
separately for each crop. If the same crop was fertilized
more than once, however, the acres in that crop were to be
reported only once. In all cases, the total quantity of fer-

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tilizer used in 1959 was to be reported, including quantities
used on land occupied by crops planted in 1958 or by crops
to be harvested in 1900.

Reports for quantity of fertilizer and fertilizing materials
used were required for both dry and liquid materials. The
terms "dry" and "liquid" referred to the form in which the
fertilizers and fertilizing materials were purchased and not
to the way in which they were applied. Thus, dry fertilizers
were those purchased in dry or solid form, as powders, dusts,
granules, pellets, etc. ; liquid fertilizers were those purchased
in fluid form, as solutions or as liquefied gases.

Lime. — The data for lime relate to the total acreage limed in
1959 and the total tonnage of lime and liming materials used
on those acres for purposes of conditioning the soil. Instruc-
tions on the questionnaire stated that ground limestone, hy-
drated and burnt lime, marl, and oyster shells were to be
included but that lime used for spraying or sanitation purposes
was to be omitted.

For some counties, the tonnage of lime shown in the table
may be less than the tonnage reported for the Agriculture Con-
servation Program or the Conservation Reserve Program of
the Soil Bank. Differences may be due either to sampling
error or to under-reporting by farm operators. Many of the
differences are minimized or eliminated entirely in the data
presented on a State or regional basis.

Specified Farm Expenditures. — The data for farm expenditures
are estimates based on reports obtained from the sample farms.
The 1959 questionnaire contained questions for six items of farm
expenditure: (1) purchase of feed for livestock and poultry,
(2) purchase of livestock and poultry, (3) machine hire,
(4) hired labor, (5) seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees, and (6) gaso-
line and other petroleum fuel and oil. With the exception of
items (2) and (5), exactly the same questions were asked in
1954. For each item specified, the total expenditures made for
the farm in 1959 were to be reported, whether made by the
farm operator, his landlord, or both. A farm operator who
rented part of his land to others was to report only the ex-
penditures for the land he operated himself. Enumerators were
instructed to ask respondents who had difficulty estimating
their expenses for the period between enumeration and the end
of the year to estimate them on the basis of current costs.

Feed. — The report on feed purchased for livestock and poultry
was to include expenditures for grain, hay, millfeeds, pasture,
salt, condiments, concentrates, and mineral supplements as
well as for the grinding and mixing of feed. The estimated
cost of items furnished by a landlord, contractor, or other
owner for feeding poultry and livestock kept on the farm was
also to be included. Payments made by a tenant to his land-
lord for feed grown on the tenant farm were to be excluded.

livestock and Poultry. — The cost of baby chicks and turkey
poults was to be included in the expenditures made for the
purchase of livestock and poultry. Enumerators were in-
structed to ask the farm operator to include the cost or esti-
mated purchase value of poultry and livestock provided by
others and cared for by the operator under a contract feeding
arrangement. The cost of livestock purchased for resale within
30 days was not to be included. A short-term transaction of
that nature was considered to be a dealer operation, not an
agricultural one.

Data on the purchase of livestock and poultry were not ob-
tained in 1954. The instructions for the 1950 census specified
that expenditures for domestic rabbits, fur-bearing animals
kept in captivity, and bees were to be included. Any lack of
comparability in the 1950 and 1959 data resulting from inclu-
sion or exclusion of rabbits, fur-bearing animals, or bees is
considered to be so slight as to be insignificant

Machine Hire. — Expenditures for machine hire relate to cus-
tom machine work, such as tractor hire, threshing, grain or
seed combining, silo filling, baling, cotton picking, cotton gin-
ning, corn picking, plowing, vegetable harvesting, fruit pick-
ing, spraying, and dusting. Any amount spent for the labor
included in the cost of machine hire was to be considered as
part of the total expenditure. The cost of freight or trucking
and exchange work without pay were to be omitted.

Hired Labor. — Expenditures for hired labor were to include
total cash payments made in 1959 to family members and to
others for farm labor. Payments to persons supplied by a con-
tractor or a cooperative organization and paid directly by
them or by the crew boss were also to be included. Payments

for the following types of work were to be excluded : house-
work, contract construction work, custom machine work, and
repair, installation, or construction work done by persons spe-
cifically employed for such work.

Gasoline and Other Petroleum Fuel and Oil. — Expenditures for
gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil were to relate only
to the products used in the farm business. Enumerators were
instructed to exclude the cost of petroleum products used
for the family automobile when operated for other than farm
business purposes and of products used in the farmhouse for
heating, cooking, and lighting.

Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, and Trees. — Expenditures were to repre-
sent the total amount spent for seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees
to be used on the farm operated. The value of seed grown on
the farm was to be excluded. For nurseries and greenhouses,
the cost of products purchased for immediate resale was also
to be excluded.

This item of expenditure was not included in the 1954 Census.
The data are comparable with those for 1950, however.

Chops

Crops Harvested. — The 1959 agriculture questionnaire was simi-
lar to the questionnaire used in several previous censuses in
that it provided for the collection of detailed data for all crops
harvested on each individual farm. The variation in the crops
listed on the questionnaires used in different States made pos-
sible the separate reporting of all important crops grown in a
given area. All versions of the questionnaire contained several
"All other crops" questions where crops not specifically listed In
separate questions were to be reported.

Acreage of Crops Harvested. — In most instances, the acreage
reported for individual crops represents the area harvested
during 1959. The area harvested is often less than the area
planted. For fruit orchards and groves, vineyards, and planted
nut trees, the acreage reported represents the total area In
both bearing and nonbearing trees and vines as of the date of
enumeration — usually a date in October, November, or Decem-
ber 1959. For soybeans, cowpeas, and peanuts, the acreage
grown for all purposes was reported as well as the acreage har-
vested for specific purposes. For velvet beans, only the acreage
grown was reported. As the enumeration was about to begin
in South Florida (those counties in which the enumeration was
begun on October 7), an instruction was issued to the effect
that the data for vegetables and potato crops should relate
to a full year, beginning on October 1, 1958, and ending Sep-
tember 30, 1959.

Quantity of Crops Harvested. — Except for citrus fruits, olives,
avocados, and for vegetable and potato crops in South Florida
(see preceding paragraph) data for quantity harvested relate
to the calendar year 1959. For citrus fruits, the quantity
harvested from the bloom of 1958 for the 1958-59 marketing
season was to be reported. For olives, the crop harvested in
1959 was to be reported for all States except California and
Arizona. Enumerators in those two States were instructed to
report olives harvested from the bloom of 1958 during the 1958-
59 harvest season (September 15, 1958, to February 28, 1959).
In the case of avocados, the data for California were to relate
to the quantity harvested from the bloom of 1958 for the
marketing season that extended from October 1, 1958 to Sep-
tember 30, 1959; the data for Florida were to relate to the
crop harvested for the marketing season that extended from
July 1, 1959, to February 28, 1960. Respondents were to
estimate quantities not yet harvested at the time of
enumeration.

Unit of Measure. — The unit of measure in which quantities
were to be reported has varied for some crops, not only from
State to State, but also from census to census. The aim has
been to permit reporting in the units of measure currently
in use. In the State and county tables, the quantities harvested
for each crop are usually expressed in the unit of measure
given on the 1959 agriculture questionnaire. In 1959, for corn
and Irish potatoes, a choice between two units in which to
report the production was given in some States. (See the
discussion for those crops.) To provide readily comparable
information, data published in earlier reports in different units
of measure generally have been converted to the units used in
1959.

Corn. — In the 1959 census, detailed questions regarding the
purpose for which corn was harvested were asked in all States.
For most States, bushels was the only unit specified for corn

UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959

for grain. In some areas, however, where farmers were not
accustomed to using bushels as the unit of measure, the question-
naire contained a provision for the quantity of corn for grain
to be reported either in bushels (shelled basis) or in baskets of
ear corn. As in former censuses, some reports were received
in units of measure other than bushels or baskets. Prior to
tabulation, all reports were converted to bushels (shelled basis)
on the basis of the following factors: 70 pounds of ear corn,
2 baskets of ears, or 56 pounds of shelled corn equal one bushel.
A barrel of ear corn was usually considered equal to 5 bushels of
shelled corn.

Annual legumes. For soybeans, cowpeas, and peanuts, the

acres and quantity grown or harvested for specific purposes, as
well as the total acreage grown for all purposes, were obtained
for areas where these crops are grown extensively ; for velvet-
beans, only the total grown for all purposes was obtained. For
all these crops except, possibly peanuts, the total acreage grown
for all purposes includes some acreage that was plowed under
for green manure. In a few Southern 'States, separate figures
were obtained for the acres grown alone and the acres grown
with other crops. In 1959, as in 1954, enumerators were in-
structed to report green soybeans and blackeyes and other green
cowpeas harvested for sale as vegetables and not as annual
legumes.

Hay Crops. — Data for the total acres of land from which hay
was cut exclude the acreage in sorghum, soybean, cowpea, and
peanut hays. These crops were reported in separate questions
in the States where they are important. To obtain the total
acres from which other hays were cut, the acres of the various
hay crops, including grass silage, were added together for each
county. The corresponding totals for 1954 were obtained by
the same procedure. For the 1950 census, however, the totals
were based on farmers' own reports of their total acreage in
harvested hay crops.

The questionnaire contained an instruction that if two or more
cuttings were made from the same land, the total production
from all cuttings was to be reported but the acres cut were to
be counted only once. In eases where both hay and grass silage
were cut from the same land, the total acreage was to be reported
for both crops. In 1959, as in 1954, alfalfa hay included alfalfa
and alfalfa mixtures for hay and for dehydrating; clover and
timothy hay included clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and
grasses; small grain hay included oats, wheat, barley, rye, or
other small grains cut for hay. The hay crops listed on the
questionnaire varied somewhat from one State or region to
another. The kinds of hay to be included in separate questions
can be determined for a specific State from reference to the
facsimile of the questionnaire that is in the appendix.

The tonnage of hay, including alfalfa hay for dehydrating, is
given on a dry-weight basis. Prior to tabulation, production
reported in green weight was converted to its dry-weight equiv-
alent by dividing by 3. However, the production of grass silage
is given in terms of green weight.

Field Seed Crops. — The field seed crops listed on each version
of the questionnaire were limited to those considered most im-
portant within the given State. Each version of the question-
naire contained space for listing other field seed crops in order
to facilitate the reporting of all field seed crops harvested.
Quantity harvested was to be reported in terms of clean seed
for most field seed crops. -Bluegrass, or Junegrass seed, was to
be reported in terms of green seed for Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and
Tennessee. No mention was made of "green-weight basis" for
other States where this crop was to be reported in the "All other"
question.

Irish Potatoes and Sweetpotatoes. — For Irish potatoes and
sweetpotatoes (including yams), the total quantity harvested was
to be reported for each crop in all cases, whether harvested for

home use or for sale or whether used for livestock feed. The
acreage harvested was to be reported for each crop only in cases
where the quantity amounted to 20 or more bushels (or the
approximate equivalent in terms of hundredweights, barrels, or
pounds, as explained on different versions of the questionnaire).
This method of reporting was designed to facilitate the enumera-
tion of potatoes harvested on small plots for home use. Essen-
tially the same procedure was followed in both 1954 and 1950.
In earlier censuses, however, the acreage of Irish potatoes and
sweetpotatoes was to be reported in all cases, even when produc-
tion was solely for home use. Therefore, the data on acres for
censuses prior to 1950 are not fully comparable with those for
the last three censuses, especially in counties or States where
production is largely for home use.

The unit of measure in which quantity was to be reported
varied from one State or region to another to correspond with
the units most commonly used in a given area. In 27 States,
the questionnaire provided a choice for reporting either bushels
or 100-pound bags (hundredweights). The published data for
counties and States are in terms of bushels.

Berries and Other Small Fruits. — The question for berries and
other small fruits related specifically to the acreages and quanti-
ties harvested for sale. Only tame or cultivated berries were to
be reported except for the New England States, where wild blue-
berries were also to be included. Enumerators were instructed
always to report the total quantity of each kind of berry har-
vested for sale but to report the area harvested only when it
amounted to one-tenth acre or more. Nonbearing areas and areas
and quantities harvested for home use were to be excluded. The
data for 1959 and 1954 are fully comparable.

Tree Fruits, Nuts, and Grapes.— In 1959, as in 1954, fruit trees,
nut trees, and grapevines were not enumerated for farms having
a combined total of less than 20 at the time of enumeration.
Both bearing and nonbearing trees and vines were to be included
but not any that had been abandoned. For censuses prior to
1954, all fruit or nut trees and grapevines on the farm were
to be enumerated, regardless of the number. Because of this
change in enumeration procedure, the data for 1959 and 1954
are not fully comparable with those for earlier censuses. In
commercial fruit-producing counties, the change in procedure
may have had a considerable effect on the number of farms re-
porting without causing any significant changes in the number
of trees and vines nor in the quantity harvested. In counties
where most of the trees or vines are in small plantings and
where production is largely for home-use, however, the change
may have caused a significant reduction not only in the number
of farms reporting but also in the number of trees and vines and
in the quantity harvested.

In both 1959 and 1954, the area in fruit orchards, groves,
vineyards, and planted nut trees was enumerated when there
were 20 or more fruit trees, nut trees, and grapevines. In
1950, the corresponding area was enumerated only if it amounted
to one-half acre or more. In censuses prior to 1950, the area was
to be reported regardless of its size or of the number of trees
and vines. Enumerators frequently omitted the fractional acre-
ages in small plantings and home orchards, however. In some
counties, small plantings or home orchards comprise a sizeable
proportion of the total fruit and nut acreage. For those
counties, the change from one census to another in acreage of
land in fruits and nuts may not be due to fact but merely to
differences in enumeration.

In 1959, California was the only State for which the acreage
in each individual fruit and nut crop was obtained. In 1954,
such acreage was also obtained for Arizona. In all States, the
number of bearing and nonbearing trees or vines on the farm at
the time of enumeration and the quantity harvested in 1959
were to be reported separately for each fruit and nut crop. (Ex-
ceptions in the harvest period for citrus fruits, avocados, and

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olives are described on p. XIX.) The unit of measure in which
quantities were to be reported varied from one State to another.
Tables in this report show quantities in the unit of measure
appearing on the 1959 questionnaire used in the State.

Nursery and Greenhouse Products. — The questions about nursery
and greenhouse products related only to products grown on the
place for sale. Crops bought for resale without additional cul-
tivation were to be excluded. The area used for growing and
the value of sales were to be reported separately for each of
three groups, as follows :

a. Nursery products, (trees, shrubs, vines, and ornamentals).

b. Cut flowers, potted plants, florist greens, and bedding plants.
For these items, the area grown in the open was to be re-
ported separately from the area grown under glass.

c. Vegetables grown under glass, flower seeds, vegetable seeds,
vegetable plants, bulbs, and mushrooms. For these items,
the area grown in the open was to be reported separately
from the area grown under glass or in the house.

The data obtained for 1959 are comparable with those for
1954 and 1950 since the questions asked were essentially the
same in the three censuses. Detailed data regarding the pro-
duction and sale of nursery, greenhouse, and other horticultural
products on farms having sales of $2,000 will be published in
volume V, part 1.

Forest Products. — The forest products data obtained in the
Census of Agriculture relate only to the products cut on farms.
Commercial logging, timber operations, and forest products grown
or cut on nonfarm places are excluded. Therefore, the data in
this report do not represent the total forestry output or income
for a county or State.

The questions Included on the 1959 agriculture questionnaire
are more detailed than those asked in the 1954 Census. Value
was obtained for the sale of standing timber or trees and for
the sale of poles and piling, bark, bolts, and mine timbers. The
quantity cut, whether for home use or sale, and the quantity sold
were obtained for individual forestry products such as firewood
and fuelwood, fence posts, sawlogs and veneer logs. Data relating
to pulpwood, Christmas trees, maple trees, and maple syrup were
obtained in States where such products are important
commercially.

Value of Crops Harvested. — The total value of crops harvested
represents the estimated value of all crops harvested during the
crop year 1959. It includes the value of quantities consumed
on farms as food, feed, seed, etc., as well as quantities sold.
Farmers were not asked to report values of crops harvested ;
the values were calculated in the Processing Office. For individ-
ual crops, the quantity harvested was multiplied by the average
price at which the crop was sold in the State. State average
prices were furnished to the Bureau of the Census by the Agricul-
tural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
They are based on reports received from a sample of farmers and
dealers. Quantities harvested were not obtained for vegetables
nor for nursery and greenhouse products. Therefore, for those
crops, the value of sales, as obtained in the enumeration, was used
in the calculation of total value of crops harvested.

Value of Crops Sold. — The questionnaire required value of sales
of crops to be reported only for total vegetables, nursery and
greenhouse products, and certain forest products. For all other
crops, the value of sales was calculated on a county level during
processing operations by multiplying the State average prices
by either the quantity sold or the quantity harvested. Reports
of quantity sold were obtained during the enumeration only for
some of the major field crops. Quantity harvested was used in
the calculation of value of crops sold for such crops as cotton,
tobacco, etc., that are customarily grown for sale. The procedures
used for the various crops are described on page XXV. They

are similar to the procedures followed in 19M. In 1950, values
of crops sold were obtained for each farm during the enumeration.

Ibbiqation

Definition of Irrigated Land. — Irrigated land is defined as land
watered for agricultural purposes by artificial means. These
means included subirrigation as well as systems whereby water
was applied to the ground surface, either directly or by sprinklers.
Land flooded for rice cultivation was considered as irrigated.
Land flooded during high-water periods was to be included as
irrigated only if water was directed to agricultural use by dams,
canals, or other works. The definition of irrigated land specif-
ically excluded land where the "water table", or natural level
of underground water, was controlled by drainage works with no
additional water brought in by canals or pipes.

Enumeration of Irrigated Land. — A question on total land Irri-
gated was asked in all States, with the exception of Alaska. The
acreage reported for this question includes not only irrigated
cropland but also any other land that was irrigated in 1959.

The questionnaires used in the 17 Western States, Louisiana,
and Hawaii included several additional questions regarding irri-
gation. These questions related to the acreage of land irrigated
by sprinklers, irrigated land from which crops were harvested,
specific crops irrigated, and source of irrigation water. Such
additional data, for irrigated farms, are presented in county
table la for these States.

Statistics on the irrigation enterprises which supplied irriga-
tion water were collected in the 1959 Census of Irrigation and
are published in Volume III, "Irrigation of Agricultural Lands".
This report contains a considerable amount of data about irri-
gation for the 17 Western States and Louisiana.

Irrigated Farms. — All farms reporting any land irrigated in
1959 are counted as irrigated farms.

Land in Irrigated Farms.— Data for land in irrigated farms ac-
cording to use relate to the entire acreage in these farms, in-
cluding land that was not irrigated.

Land Irrigated. — Data for land irrigated relate only to that
part of the land in irrigated farms that was watered by artificial
means at any time in 1959. Separate figures are given for farms
reporting land irrigated by sprinklers whether or not the land
was also irrigated by other means. Additional figures are given
for farms reporting land irrigated by sprinklers only. Data
on sprinkler irrigation were not obtained in the 1954 census.

Irrigated Cropland Harvested.— The data for irrigated crop-
land harvested relate to all irrigated land from which crops
were harvested in 1959, regardless of the method of irrigation.
An instruction on the questionnaire reminded enumerators and
respondents to include irrigated land from which hay was cut,
irrigated land in both bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut
crops, and irrigated land from which volunteer crops were
harvested. Each irrigated acre was to be reported only once,
regardless of how many crops were harvested from it.

Other Irrigated Land.— This classification was obtained by
subtraction of the acreage of irrigated cropland harvested
from the acreage of total land irrigated. It represents primarily
irrigated cropland not harvested and irrigated pasture or
grazing land.

Farms Irrigated By Number of Acres Irrigated. — All farms on
which any land was irrigated in 1959 are classified according
to the number of acres irrigated in county table la for the 17
Western States, Louisiana, and Hawaii. This classification is
based on total land irrigated. Therefore, It includes not only the
irrigated land from which crops were harvested but also all other
irrigated land, regardless of use.

Land Irrigated By Source of Water. — The agriculture question-
naire contained a question as to what proportion of irrigated
water used on the farm in 1959 was obtained from ground-
water, surface-water, and irrigation-organization sources. Re-
spondents were asked to report separately the percentage of

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water obtained from each source. The number of acres that
were irrigated by water from each source or combination of
sources was calculated during office processing operations by
applying the percentages to the total land irrigated.

Ground-water sources relate to wells (pumped or flowing) and
springs ; surface-water sources relate to streams, lakes, reservoirs,
and sewage and drainage ditches. For each of these sources,
only water obtained by pumps or other works operated as part
of the operator's own farm or as part of another single farm was
to be included. Irrigation-organization sources relate to irriga-
tion enterprises organized to supply water to a group of farms,
regardless of how or where the enterprise obtained the water.
The irrigation enterprise may be a legal organization or a group
of farmers informally organized to operate a supply ditch or
other works to provide water for their own farms.

Land-Use Practices

Summary Information. — The 1959 data for land-use practices
are estimates based on reports obtained from only a sample of
farms. Comparable data are not presented for 1954 because
questions about land-use practices were included on the 1954
questionnaire for only a limited number of States. The various
land-use practices relate to methods for reducing soil erosion,
either by improving the soil, controlling the run-off of water, or
reducing the blowing of topsoil.

Cropland in Cover Crops. — The data relate to land on which
cover crops were turned under for green manure in 1959 and
which was then planted to another crop. The entire acreage of
cover crops so used was to be reported even if the following crop
failed.

Cropland Used for Grain or Row Crops Farmed on the Contour. —
This item relates to land on which grain or row crops were
planted in level rows around the slope of a hill.

Land in Strip-Cropping Systems for Soil-Erosion Control. — Strip-
cropping was defined as the practice of alternating close-sown
crops with strips or bands of row crops or of alternating either
close-sown or row crops with bands of cultivated fallow land.
The published data refer to the total acreage of all fields and
tracts in which strip-cropping was practiced in 1959.

System of Terraces on Crop and Pasture Land. — This item re-
lates to the acreage in ridge-type or channel-type terraces con-
structed on sloping cropland and pastureland.

Livestock and Poultry

Inventories. — Data for livestock and poultry on farms relate
to the number on band at the time of enumeration. All live-
stock and poultry, including those being kept or fed under con-
tract, were to be enumerated on the farm or ranch where they
were, regardless of who owned them. Livestock in transit from
one grazing area to another or grazing in national forests, graz-
ing districts, open range, or on land used under permit were to be
reported as being on the place where the person who had control
over them had his headquarters.

The time of year at which livestock and poultry are enumerated
affects the data. Therefore, the date of enumeration needs to
be considered when totals for the various censuses are compared.
Both the 1959 and the 1954 census data represent fall inven-
tories. These censuses came at a time of large-scale movement
of flocks and herds from one range to another, from ranch to
feed lot, and from farm or ranch to market.

The censuses of 1920, 1925, 1935, and 1945 were taken as of
January 1 and those of 1930, 1940, and 1950, as of April 1. A
count made in April varies considerably from one made in Jan-
uary. In most areas a large number of animals are born between
January and April. A considerable number of older animals die
or are sold during the same period. In the range States, along

with the change in season and grazing condition, sheep and cattle
are moved from one locality or county to another. This movement
may affect the comparability of data for counties and, in some
cases, for States. The comparability of data by age has been
affected also by changes in the questions from one census to
another.

Milk Cows, Cows Milked, Milk Produced, and Butter. — Data on
the number of milk cows, cows milked, and milked produced relate
to the day preceding the enumeration. Data for butter churned
were obtained only for 14 States and relate to the calendar week
preceding the enumeration. The data for cows milked yesterday
and milk produced yesterday are not given in this volume. These
figures were obtained primarily to serve the needs of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture in making monthly and annual esti-
mates of milk production. These figures can be made available,
at a small cost, to others who express an interest in them.

Whole Milk and Cream Sold. — Data for whole milk and cream
sold relate to the entire year 1959 and are estimates based on
reports obtained for farms in the sample. All milk and cream
sold from the farm (except quantities purchased from some
other place and then resold) were to be included, regardless
of who shared the receipts. The questionnaire provided three
alternative units of measure for reporting the quantity of milk
sold — pounds of milk, gallons of milk, and pounds of butterfat.
The respondent was thus permitted to report quantity according
to the unit of measure in which payment was received. In the
State and county tables, the data for milk are given in the unit
of measure most commonly used in the State. Pounds of butter-
fat were converted into gallons or pounds of whole milk on the
basis of the average butterfat content of milk as shown by data
furnished by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.

Sows and Gilts Farrowing. — In the 1959 census, data were ob-
tained for the number of litters farrowed between December 1,
1958, and June 1, 1959, and from June 1 to December 1, 1959. In
the 1954 census, data were obtained for the sows and gilts that
farrowed rather than for the number of litters.

Sheep, Lambs, and Wool. — In the 1959 census, questions about
sheep, lambs, and wool were asked in all States. Data on
shearings and on amount of wool shorn were obtained for lambs
and sheep separately. In the 1954 census, sheep and lamb inven-
tories were not obtained for Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Goats and Mohair. — In 1959, questions on goats, kids, and mo-
hair appeared on the questionnaires for the following nine States :
Arizona, California, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Texas, and Utah. In 1954, corresponding data were ob-
tained for Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas,
Washington, and selected counties in Missouri.

Bees and Honey. — No questions on bees and honey were in-
eluded on the questionnaires for either the 1959 or the 1954
census. In 1959, however, enumerators were instructed to ob-
tain agriculture questionnaires for places not having agricultural
operations if they were engaged in beekeeping. The number of
hives of bees and the amount of honey sold were to be reported
In the "Remarks" space of the questionnaire. Data for bees
and honey are not Included in this report.

Value of Livestock on Farms. — To obtain the value of livestock
on farms, the number of each class of livestock or poultry on hand
was multiplied by the State average price for 1959, as furnished
by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Comparable data for 1954 were compiled by the
same method on the basis of average prices for that year.

Sales of Live Animals. — Data for the number and value of ani-
mals sold alive in 1959 are estimates based on reports for sample
farms only. Corresponding data for 1954 were obtained for all
farms. The dollar value of sales was obtained from the farmer

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for cattle, calves, and horses and mules. Average value per head
for other livestock sold was obtained from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. In the 1950 census, respondents were asked to
report separately the number of live animals already sold and the
number estimated to be sold between the time of enumeration and
the end of the year. This separation of reports for the number
sold and to be sold was designed to assure more complete coverage
of all livestock sales made during the year. In the 1954 census,
only totals for the entire year were obtained though reference
was made to animals to be sold between enumeration and the end
of the year.

Sales of Poultry and Poultry Products.— For both the 1959 and
the 1954 Censuses, sales of chickens were obtained for two groups :
(1) broilers and (2) other chickens. The enumeration of broiler
sales presents p rob' ems arising from the varied contractual ar-
rangements under which broilers are produced. The question-
naire contained an instruction to the effect that all broilers grown
for others under contract were to be reported as sold. During
office processing operations, the data reported for inventories and
sales of chickens four months old and over, chicken eggs sold, and
broilers sold were carefully examined. Obvious inconsistencies
indicating confusion between broilers and other chickens were
corrected on the basis of estimated values and, for sample farms,
on the basis of data reported for expenditures for feed, poultry
and livestock purchases, hired labor, etc.

Questions relating to poultry other than chickens (and broilers)
were generally the same in 1959 as in 1954. In the 1959 census,
however, only total numbers were obtained for turkeys and turkey
fryers raised and for turkey hens kept for breeding whereas the
1954 questionnaire asked for a breakdown between light and heavy
breeds. Also, for poultry other than chickens and turkeys, the
1959 census obtained the number sold whereas the 1954 census
obtained the number raised.

Classification of Farms

Scope of Classification. — Data for land in farms, and for crop-
land harvested in farms classified by size, by color of operator and
by tenure of operator were tabulated for all farms. However,
most of the detailed data by size of farm, by color of operator, by
tenure of operator, by economic class, and by type of farm are
estimates based on farms in the sample. The farm classifications
by size of farm, color of operator, tenure of operator, economic
class of farm, and type of farm were made in the processing
office on the basis of data reported on each questionnaire.

Farms by Size. — Farms were classified by size according to the
total land area established for each farm. The same classifica-
tion was used for all States. According to definition, a farm is
essentially an operating unit, not an ownership tract. All land
operated by one person or partnership represents one farm. In
the case of a landlord who has assigned land to croppers or other
tenants, the land assigned to each cropper or tenant is considered
a separate farm even though the landlord may operate the entire
landholding as one unit in respect to supervision, equipment, rota-
tion practice, purchase of supplies, or sale of products. In some
parts of the South, a special Landlord-Tenant Questionnaire was
used to assure an accurate enumeration of each unit within a
multiple-unit operation. A change was made in the size classifica-
tion for 1959, as contrasted with several preceding years, by sub-
dividing the 1,000-aere-and-over group and by combining two
previously recognized groups, viz., 10 to 29 acres and 30 to 49
acres.

Farms by Color of Operator. — Farms were classified by color of
operator into two groups, "white" and "nonwhite." "Nonwhite"
includes primarily Negro and Indian operators but also some of
other racial origin.

Enumerators were instructed to report the race on the basis of
their own observation whenever possible rather than by asking the
respondent.

Farms by Tenure of Operator. — The classification of farms by
tenure of operator was based on data reported for land owned,
land rented from others or worked for others on shares, land
managed for others, and land rented to others or worked on shares
by others. The same basis of classification was used in 1959
as in 1954.

For 1959, each questionnaire was coded, during (he editing proc-
ess, to indicate whether it represented a farm operated by a full
owner, part owner, manager, or tenant. The sample question-
naires for tenants were given a code to indicate the kind of
tenant.

The various classifications of tenure, as used for the 1959 census,
are defined below :

a. Full Owners operate only land they own.

I). Part Owners operate land they own and also land rented
from others.

c. Managers operate land for others and are paid a wage or
salary for their services. Persons acting merely as care-
takers or hired as laborers are not classified as managers. If
a farm operator managed land for others and also operated
land on his own account, the land operated on his own ac-
count was considered as one farm and the land managed for
others as a second farm. If, however, he managed land for
two or more employers, all the managed land was considered
to be one farm.

d. Tenants rent from others or work on shares for others all
the land they operate. They are further classified, as de-
scribed below, on the basis of rental arrangements in regard
to the payment of cash rent, sharing of crops, sharing of
livestock or livestock products, and the furnishing of work
power by the landlord.

(1) Cash Tenants pay cash rent, either on a per-acre basis or
for the farm as a whole.

(2) Share-Cash Tenants pay part of the rent in cash and part
in a share of the crops and/or of the livestock and livestock
products.

(3) Crop-Share Tenants pay a share of the crops but not of the
livestock or livestock products.

(4) Livestock-Share Tenants pay a share of the livestock or
livestock products. They may or may not also pay a share of
the crops.

(5) Croppers are tenants whose landlords furnished all the
work animals or tractor power. They usually work under
the 'close supervision of the landowners or their agents, or
other farm operators. Also, the land assigned to them is
often merely a part of a multi-unit operation. Croppers may
or may not also pay cash rent or a share of crops, livestock,
or livestock products. Data for croppers are available for
only 1G southern States and Missouri.

(6) Other Tenants are those who did not qualify for inclusion
in any of the foregoing subclassifications. They may have
had the use of land rent-free or in return for a fixed quantity
of products, payment of taxes, maintenance of buildings, etc.

(7) Unspecified Tenants are those for whom the rental arrange-
ment was not reported.

The definition of each subclass of tenant was essentially the
same for earlier censuses as for 1959. In 1945, however, the
enumerator was asked to determine the subclass of tenants
whereas in other censuses all classifications were made during
the processing of questionnaires on the basis of the data
reported. The procedure used in 1945 may have affected the
comparability of the data, especially for cash tenants and
share-cash tenants.

Farms by Economic Class. — The totals for farms by economic
class are estimates for all farms made on the basis of data re-
ported only for the sample farms. The economic classifications
represent groupings of farms that are similar in characteristics
and size of operation. The economic classes were established on
the basis of one or more of four factors: (1) total value of all
farm products sold, (2) number of days the farm operator worked
off the farm, (3) the age of the farm operator, and (4) the re-
lationship of income received by the operator and members of his
household from nonfarm sources to the value of all farm products
sold. Institutional farms, Indian reservations, agricultural ex-
periment stations, and grazing associations were always classified
as "abnormal."

XXIV

UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959

The total value of farm products sold was obtained by addi-
tion of the reported or estimated values for all products sold from
the farm. The value of cattle and calves, horses and mules, dairy
products, some poultry products, vegetables, nursery and green-
house products, standing timber, and miscellaneous forest prod-
ucts was obtained from the farm operator during the enumera-
tion. The quantity sold was obtained during enumeration for
corn, sorghums, small grains, hay, small fruits, some of the for-
est products, chickens and chicken eggs, hogs, sheep, and goats.
To obtain the value of sales of these products, the quantity sold
was multiplied by State average prices.

For each of the other products, the entire production was mul-
tiplied by the State average price. If the resulting value amount-
ed to $100 or more, the entire quantity produced was considered
as sold. This procedure was followed only in establishing the
economic class and the type of farm but was not used in estab-
lishing the total value of products sold from the farm. (See
p. XXV.)

Farms were grouped into two major categories, commercial
farms and other farms, mainly on the basis of total value of prod-
ucts sold. The 1959 class intervals and some of the criteria for
determination of a given class are different from those used in
1954 and in 1950. In general, for 1959, all farms with a value
of sales amounting to $2,500 or more were classified as commercial.
Farms with a value of sales of $50 to $2,499 were classified as com-
mercial if the farm operator was under 65 years of age and (1) he
did not work off the farm 100 or more days during the year and
(2) the income received by the operator -and members of his
family from nonfarm sources was less than the value of all farm
products sold. The remaining farms with a value of sales of $50
to $2,499 and institutional farms and Indian reservations were
included in one of the groups of "other farms."

Commercial farms were divided into six economic classes on
the basis of the total value of all farm products sold, as
follows :

Value of Farm
Class of Farm Products sold

I $40,000 and over

II $20,000 to $39,999

III $10,000 to $19,999

IV $5,000 to $9,999

V $2,500 to $4,999

VI* $50 to $2,499

•Provided the farm operator was under 65 years of age, and —
(1) he did not work off the farm 100 or more days, and (2) the In-
come that he and members of his household received from nonfarm
sources was less than the total value of farm products sold.

Other farms were divided into three economic classes as

follows :

a. Class VII, Part-time. — Farms with a value of sales of farm
products of $50 to $2,499 were classified as "part-time" if
the operator was under 65 years of age and he either worked
off the farm 100 or more days or the income he and members
of his household received from nonfarm sources was greater
than the total value of farm products sold.

b. Class VIII, Part-retirement. — Farms with a value of sales
of farm products of $50 to $2,499 were classified as "part-
retirement" if the farm operator was 65 years old or over.
Many of these are farms on which the income from nonfarm
sources was greater than the value of sales of agricultural
products. Others are residential, subsistence, or marginal
farms. In previous censuses, the age of the farm operator
was not a criterion for grouping farms by economic class.
Since the number of elderly people in our population has
been steadily increasing during recent years, a separate
classification for farms operated on a part-retirement basis
was considered important for an adequate analysis of the
agricultural structure of a county or State.

c. Class IX, Abnormal. — All institutional farms and Indian
reservations were classified as "abnormal," regardless of the
value of sales. Institutional farms include those operated

by hospitals, penitentiaries, schools, grazing associations,
government agencies, etc.

Farms by Type. — The data for farms by type are estimates
based on data tabulated for the farms in the sample. The
type represents a description of the major source of income from
farm sales. To be classified as a particular type, a farm had to
have sales of a particular product or group of products amounting
in value to 50 percent or more of the total value of all farm prod-
ucts sold during the year.

The types of farms, together with the products on which type
classification is based, are as follows :

Type of Farm

Cash-grain

Tobacco

Cotton

Other field-crop.

Vegetable

Fruit-and-nut

Poultry
Dairy _

Livestock other than
dairy and poultry

Livestock Ranches-

General-

Miscellaneous-

Source of Cash Income

(Products with sales value representing

50% or more of total value of all farm

products sold)
Corn, sorghums, small grains, soybeans

for beans, cowpeas for peas, dry field

and seed beans and peas.
Tobacco.
Cotton.

Peanuts, potatoes (Irish and sweet),
sugarcane for sugar or sirup, sweet
sorghums for sirup, broomcorn, pop-
corn, sugar beets, mint, hops, and
sugar beet seed.

Vegetables.

Berries, other small fruits, tree fruits,
grapes, and nuts.

Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, and
other poultry products.

Milk and cream. The criterion of 50
percent of total sales was modified in
the case of dairy farms. A farm hav-
ing value of sales of dairy products
amounting to less than 50 percent of
the total value of farm products sold
was classified as a dairy farm, if —

(a) Milk and cream sold accounted
for more than 30 percent of the total
value of products sold and

(b) Milk cows represented 50 percent
or more of total cows and —

(c) The value of milk and cream sold
plus the value of cattle and calves
sold amounted to 50 percent or
more of the total value of all farm
products sold.

Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, wool
and mohair except for farms in the 17
Western States, Louisiana, and
Florida that qualified as livestock
ranches.

Farms in the 17 Western States, Louisi-
ana, and Florida were classified as
livestock ranches if the sales of live-
stock, wool, and mohair represented
50 percent or more of the total value
of farm products sold and if pasture-
land or grazing land amounted to 100
or more acres and was 10 or more
times the acreage of cropland har-
vested.

Field seed crops, hay, silage. A farm
was classified as general also if it had
cash income from three or more
sources and did not meet the criteria
for any other type.

Nursery and greenhouse products, forest
products, mules, horses, colts and
ponies. Also all institutional farms
and Indian reservations.

INTRODUCTION

xxv

The type classifications were essentially the same for the 1959
as for the 1954 census except that tobacco farms and livestock
ranches were not separately classified in 1954. Tobacco was in-
cluded as one of the crops used in the classification of "other
field crop" farms in 1954. The farms classified as livestock
ranches in 1959 would have been classified as "livestock other
than dairy and poultry" in 1954 without regard to the acreage in
pasture.

Value of Farm Products Sold. — Data for the value of farm prod-
ucts sold in 1959 were obtained by enumeration for some prod-
ucts and by estimation for others. The questionnaire used for
the 1959 census provided for farm operators to report value of
sales for the following products :

Vegetables Miscellaneous poultry products

Nursery and greenhouse prod- Milk and cream

ucts Cattle

Standing timber Calves

Miscellaneous forest products Horses, mules, colts, and ponies

For all other agricultural products, the value of sales was esti-
mated during the office processing. The State average prices
used for calculating the value of farm products sold were fur-
nished to the Bureau by the Agricultural Marketing Service of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. One of three following pro-
cedures was used.

(1) For the products for which data on quantities sold were
obtained during enumeration, the State average prices were mul-
tiplied by the county totals of the quantities reported as sold or
the quantities reported as produced for sale. The following prod-
ucts were covered by this procedure :

Corn for grain Fence posti

Sorghums for grain, seed, sirup, Sawlogs and veneer logs

or dry forage Christmas trees

All small grains Chickens (broilers and others)

Hay crops Chicken eggs

All berries and small fruits * Hogs and pigs

Firewood and f uelwood Sheep and lambs

Pulpwood Goats and kids

'Adjustment made for cranberries based on Cranberry Payment
Program.

(2) For most of the agricultural products which are cus-
tomarily raised for sale, the entire quantity produced was
considered to be sold. The State average prices were, accordingly,
multiplied by the county total of production. The following crops
were covered by this procedure :

Cotton Sugarcane for sugar

Popcorn Tobacco

Sugar beets for sugar Wool

Broomcorn Mohair

(3) For all other crops, the State average prices were mul-
tiplied by the quantities sold as estimated on the basis of crop-
disposition data furnished by the Agricultural Marketing Service,
data reported in questions for "other crops" on the 1959 question-
naire, or data obtained from earlier censuses.

For all tree fruits, nuts, and grapes, the entire quantity pro-
duced was considered as sold, except for apples, apricots, sour and
sweet cherries, peaches, plums, prunes, avocados, tangerines,
oranges, and grapefruit in States where a portion of the crop
was not harvested or was subjected to excess cullage as indicated
by data obtained from the Agricultural Marketing Service of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The data for 1959 are comparable with those for 1954 since
essentially the same procedures were used in both censuses for
estimating quantities and values of farm products sold. In 1959,
as in 1954, data for the sales of farm products represent total
sales for the entire farm, regardless of who shared the receipts.
For tenant-operated farms, the landlord's share of agricultural
products was considered as sold provided the products were
moved off the tenant farm. All crops, livestock, and poultry
raised under a contract arrangement were considered as sold
from the farm where they were raised. For institutional farms,
all agricultural items produced on land operated by the institu-
tion and consumed by the inmates were to be reported as sold.

All sales data relate to one year's farm operations. Crop sales
are for crops harvested during the crop year, whether the crops
were actually sold immediately after harvest or placed in storage
for later sale. Sales of livestock and livestock products relate
to the calendar year, regardless of when the livestock or prod-
ucts were raised or produced. All wool and mohair reported
as shorn or clipped was considered as sold.

Enumerators were instructed to record gross values of quanti-
ties sold, with no deductions for feed, seed, fertilizer, water, labor,
or marketing costs. For some products, however, net values may
have been reported. In the case of milk, particularly, some farm
operators may have reported the payments they received as the
gross value of sales, even though the buyer had deducted handling
and hauling charges before making payment. Adjustments were
made in the data reported only in cases of obvious error.

Chapter A
STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

(i)

DELAWARE
State Table l.-FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data on value of land win" buildings for in.vl, I9S1, and 1950 wo hnsod on reports for only a sample of farmu. See lextj

(Tor definitions and oxplnnutions, son text)

Approximate land area (see usxt) acres

Proportion in farm* |wr< vnl

Land in (arms acres

Value of land and buildings:

Averarre per fami dollars

Average per acre dollars

Land in 1.31ms according to use: '

Cropland harvested Farms reporting

1 to 9 acres farms reportinc

10 to 19 acres farms reportinc

20 to 20 acres farms reportinc

30 to 49 acres Tanns reporting

50 to 99 acres farms reporting

100 to 199 acres farms reporting

200 or more acres farms reporting

200 to 499 acres farms reporting

500 to 999 acres farms reporting

1,000 or more acres farms reporting

Cropland used only for pasture 3 farms reporting

Cropland not harvested and not pastured. . . .farms reporting

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes . . .farms reporting

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting

Woodland pastured farms reporting

Woodland not pastured farms reporting

Oilier pasture (not cropland and
not woodland) 3 farms reporting

Improved pasture farms reporting

Other land (house lots, roads,
wasteland, etc.) farms reporting

Cropland, total 3 farms reporting

Land pasturee, local farms reporting

IfoodllDd, torn! ..farms reporting

Irrigated land in 'arms terms repiirt,n£

5,208

1,265,920

60.2

762,526

146.4

31,641
242.58

4,358
416,197

2,030

43,130

1,268

36,767

283

9,150

1,061

27,617

292

6,017

3,466

185,414

684

HA
54,677
4,589
496,094
2,566
69,471
3,595
191,431

6,297

,265,920

64.3

814,316

129.3

18,666
152.87

5,512
412,295

2,871
63,860

1,631
38,379

533

22,884

3,966

192,009

936

5,782

5,913

58,860

5,832

514,534

3,686

112,773

4,317

214,893

1,265,920

67.2

851,291

114.3

12,561
115.01

6,448

389,283

1,163

1,126
1,484

3,662
72,051

2,974

73,836

499
10,776
4,822

206,077

1,283
28,178

NA
NA

6,932
71,090
6,863

535,170
4,521

111,005
5,054

216,853
10

9,296

1,265,920

72.9

923,350

99.3

7,820
78.73

8,450
416, 162
1,756
1,182
993
1,606
1,868

3,052
62,842

415

8,992

5,778

223,237

1,958
40,157

8,994

1,265,920

70.7

895,507

99.6

6,104
61.30

8,407
378,448

4,545
84,113

8,272

86,846

8,868

8,758

564, 118

569,583

4,741

111,991

5,898

6,439

232,229

225,361

10,381

1,257,600

73.3

921,251

88.7

4,959
55.88

9,957
388,722

4,379
76,242

10,030
84,255

9,707

1,257,600

71.6

900,815

92.8

6,896

74.31

9,213
407,609

4,481
82,855

8,219

16,070

6,737

6,288

226,292

187,628

1,427

1,418

22,072

23,628

8,872
86,375

10,257

1,257,600

71.5

899,641

87.7

5,818
66.33

5,024
78,868

10,386
6,506

HA Not available.

1 For the Censuses of 1959 and 1954, In the Census year; for all other Censuses, In the calendar year preceding the Census.

'Total acreage of crops for which figures are available, except that corn cut for forage was excluded, as mosx of this acreage was probably duplicated In the acreage -
harvested for grain.

3 Not fully conrparable for the various Census years because of differences In definition of cropland used only for pasture. See text.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 2.-FARMS AND FARM ACREAGE ACCORDING TO USE, BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data for 1959 and 1950 are based on reports Tor only a sample of farms. See textj

All farms number. .

Under 10 acres number..

Under 3 acres number . .

1 acre or loss number. .

2 acres number . .

3 to 9 acres number..

3 acres number..

4 acres number. .

5 acres number..

8 acres numoer . .

10 to 49 acres number . .

10 to 29 acres number..

30to49acres number..

50 to 69 acres number. .

70 to 99 acres nunjicr. .

100 to 139 acres number. .

140 to 179 acres nunilier . .

180 to 219 acres number. .

220 to 259 acres number..

260 to 499 acres number..

500 to 999 acres number. .

1 ,000 or more acres number . .

1,000 to 1,999 acres number. .

2,000 or more acres number . .

Land in farms acres..

Average size of farm acres. .

10 to 49 acres acres . .

10 to 29 acres acres..

30 to 49 acres acres . .

50 to 69 acres acres . .

70 to 99 acres acres..

100 to 139 acres acres . .

140 to 179 acres acres . .

160 to 219 acres acres . .

220 to 259 acres acres. .

260 to 499 acres acres. .

500 to 999 acres acres . .

1 ,000 or more acres acres .

1,000 to 1,999 acres acres.

Land in farms according to use: '

Cropland harvested farms reportinp.

tinder 10 acres farms reportinp.

10 to 49 acres farms reportinp.

10 to 29 acres Tanns r<-porting .

30 to 49 acres farms reportinp, .

50 to 69 acres farms reportinp .

70 to 99 acres farms reportinp .

100 to 139 acres farms reportinp.

140 to 179 acres farms reporting.

180 to 219 acres farms reporting..

220 to 259 acres Tarms reportinp .

260 to 499 acres farms reportinp.

500 to 999 acres farms reporting.

1,000 or more acres farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,999 acres farms reporting.

2,000 or more acres farms reporting.

See footnotes at end of table.

93,714
49,436
44,278

16,670

563

26,044

626
43,855

39,201

2,946
43,395
15,978
27,417

18,561

720

32,651

757
47,711

546
45,678

96,589

144

47,931

4,619
54,896
19,169
35,727

1,560
1,690
23,500

18,895

871

35,497

2,490
1,362
1.128

5,251
67,914
24,524
43,390

416,162
883
2,466
2,240
35,055
1,199
12,681
1,041
22,374

2,464
1,306

1,158

3,895
68,346
23,719
44,627

514
1,591
2,282

32,797
1,193

11,536
1,089

21,261

1,051
29,546

1,276
48,334

3,064
1,623
1,441

84,958
29,407
55, 551

2,777
NA

42,590
NA

15,394
NA

27,196

NA
33,327

1,751

42,772

404,209

2,189

DELAWARE

State Table 2.-FARMS AND FARM ACREAGE ACCORDING TO USE BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959-Continued

[Data for 1959 anil 1950 are basod on reports for only a sample of farms. See text J

■i Hill] l-Xphl

3 text)

1950
(April 1)

Census of—

1935
(January 1)

Land in farms according to use '-Continued

Cropland, total farms reporting.

Under 10 acres farms reportinc

10 to 49 acres farms reporting

50 to 69 acres fnnns reporting .

70 to 99 acres farms reportini! .

100 lo 1.19 acres farms reporting

HO to 179 acres farms reporting .

180 to 219 acres farms reportin

220 to 259 acres farms repurtin

260 to 499 acres farms reporting.

500 to 999 acres farms reportin

1,000 or more acres farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,999 acres farms reportini

2,000 or more acres farms reporting.

Land pastured, total farms reporting .

Under 10 acres farms reporting .

10 to 49 acres <■ farms reporting .

50 to 69 acres farms reporting .

70 to 99 acres farms reporting.

100 to 139 acres farms reporting .

140 to 179 acres farms reporting .

180 to 219 acres farms reporting.

220 to 259 acres farms reporting

260 to 499 acres farms reporting

500 to 999 acres farms reporting .

1,000 or more acres farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,999 acres farms reporting.

2,000 or more acres farms reporting .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting .

Under 10 acres farms reporting

10 to 49 acres farms reporting

50 to 69 acres farms reporting

70 to 99 acres farms reporting

100 to 139 acres farms reporting

140 to 179 acres farms reporting

180 to 219 acres farms reporting.

220 to 259 acres farms reporting

260 to 499 acres farms reporting

500 to 999 acres farms renortinc

1,000 or more acres farms reporting

1,000 to 1,999 acres farms reporting

2,000 or more Bcres farms reporting .

72,430

48,656

4,378

396

6,720

7,907

407

20,649

1,313
1,454
28,039

58,919

35,509

7,227

585

12,646

2,177
1,856
36,262

6,286

417

5,571

3,034
2,404
46,272

1,175
63,271

1,186
88, 536

32,068

21,233

6,146

519

5,626

102,206
NA

80,590
MA

61,104
NA

34,044

86,183
NA

21,204
NA

15,703

HA Not available. 1 For the Censuses of 1959 and 1954, in the Census year; for all other Censuses, in the calendar year preceding the Census. 2 Total acreage of crops for

which figures are available, except that corn cut for forage was excluded as most of this acreage was probably duplicated In the acreage of corn harvested for grain. 3 50 to 99

acres. *100 to 259 acres. 5 Not fu ll y comparable for the various Census years because of differences in definition of cropland used only for pasture.

6 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 3.-FARMS AND FARM ACREAGE, BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data for 1959 and 1954 are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]
Census of —

ALL FARM OPERATORS
All farm operators m

Full owners number.

Part owners number.

Managers number.

Alltenants number .

Proportion of tenancy percent.

Cash tenants number .

Share tenants number .

Croppers number .

Other and unspecified tenants number . .

All land in farms ;

Full owners

Part owners :

Managers

All tenants :

Cash tenants

Share-cash tenants :

Share tenants

Croppers

Other and unspecified tenants

All cropland harvested

Full owners i

Part owners i

Managers I

All tenants i

Cash tenants i

Share-cash tenants I

Croppers i

Other and unspecified U'nnnls i

ALL WHJTK FARM OPERATORS

White farm operators number.

Full owners number .

Part owners number.

Managers number .

Ail tenants number.

Proportion ol tenancy percent .

Cash tenants number .

Share-cash tenants number.

Share tenants number.

Croppers number .

Other and unspecified tenants number .

Land in farms i

Full owners I

Part owners I

Managers i

All tenants I

Cash tenants I

Share-cash tenants I

Share tenants i

Croppers I

Other and unspecified tenants I

Cropland harvested i

Full owners I

Part owners i

Managers

All tenants :

Cash tenants i

Share-cash tenants

Croppers

Other and unspecified tenants

ALL rlONWIITF. FARM OPERATORS

Nonwhite farm operators number.

Full owners number.

Part owners number.

Managers number .

All tenants number .

Proportion of tenancy percent .

Cash tenants number.

Share-cash tenants number .

Share tenants ni

Croppers • number .

Other and unspecified tenants number.

Land in farms

Full owners

Part owners

Managers

All tenants

Cash tenants

Share-cash tenants

Share tenants

Croppers

Other and unspeci ficd tenants

Cropland harvested

Full owners

Part owners

Managers

All tenants

Cash tenants

Share-cash tenants

Share tenants

Croppers

Other and unspecified tenants

5,203
3,1.43
1,310

130
754,382
301,820
316,283
26,058
110,221
25,005
13,015
57,515
2,945
11,741
418,976
140,726
201,447
10,887
65,916
10,750
10,140
36,704
1,905
6,417

130
741,342
296,025
310,268
26,058
108,991
24,395
13,015
57,015

412,486
137,971
198,637
10,887
64,991
10,430
10,140
36,219

13,040
5,795
6,015

6,490
2,755
2,810

6,291
4,237

1,132

220

813,150

422,805

214,460

51,487

124,398

14,140

4,720

78,362

4,891

22,285

410,503

193,879

128,920

17,693

70,011

6,520

3,021

44,308

6,079
4,091
1,092

220
803,150
418,268
211,150
51,487
122,245
14,140
4,400
76,534

405,636
192,232
126,710
17,693
69,001
6,520
2,906
43,413
2,965
13,197

10,000
4,537
3,310

289

851,291

467,101

158,535

37,548

188,107

19,178

5,670

121,972

8,990

32,297

389,283

189,499

91,575

15,509

92,700

7,969

3,082

62,037

4,853

14,759

272

830,873

457,066

154,836

37,548

181,423

18,048

5,552

118,533

8,253

31,037

381,678

186,262

89,700

15,509

90,207

7,850

3,044

60,589

4,452

14,272

20,418
10,035
3,699

7,605
3,237
1,875

923,350
511,157

93,624

54,1
263,881

27,629

1,296

189,189

12,689

33,078
416,162
221,660

52,144

23,756

86,984
6,534
14,085

276

887,711

496,273

90,122

53,655

247,661

25,859

1,296

180,546

9,900

30,060

401,577

215,445

50,498

23,242

112,392

9,634

764

83,522

5,226

13,246

38
35,639
14,884
3,502
1,033
16,220
1,770

8,643
2,789
3,018
14,585
6,215
1,646

421

895,507

438,400
77,973
24,539

354,595
37,325
2,393

251,305
22,105
41,467

378,448

174,640
36,798
13,309

153,70]

12,228

915

115,154
9,853
15,551

391
858,641
427,620
75,410
24,058
331,553
34,574
2,081
236,946
18,505
39,447
363,687
170,377
35,613
12,992
144,705
11,638
806
109,204
8,235
14,822

36,866
10,780
2,563

14,359
3,600
2,020

14,761
4,263
1,185

921,251

437,872

43,256

32,014

408,109

28,496

388,722
179,512
23,993
16,651
168,566
NA
NA

870,675
425,639
42,240
30,416
372,380
NA
NA

370,600
174,826
23,469
15,727
156,578
NA
NA

50,576
12,233
1,016
1,598
35,729

38,374
29,466
390,864
34,659

407,609
192,350
21,459
15,541
176,259
12,256

346,059

431,061

35,643

26,122

353,233

32,256

16,489

385,784
187,837
19,933
14,364
163,650
11,525
NA
NA

NA
54,756
11,050
2,731
3,344
37,631
2,403
NA
NA

1,526
1,177
14,609

NA
899,641
451,705
13,62.'
16.266
418,04; i
27,889
NA
NA

849,253
440,450
12,819
15,190
380,794
26,763
NA
NA

381,956
185,245
7,033
7,449
182,229
10,670

1,076
37,252
1,126

NA Not available. 1 Total acreage of crops for which figures are available, except that corn cut for forage was excluded as most of this acreage was probably duplicated

e acreage of com harvested for grain.

DELAWARE

State Table 4.-FARM OPERATORS BY COLOR AGE, RESIDENCE, AND OFF-FARM WORK; AND EQUIPMENT AND
FACILITIES ON FARMS: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

j sample of In

_. , FUtMnpnnmifs
By color
White number .

Negro. . . nut iIkt .

Other nonn 1'it*- number ,

By age:

Under 25 yean operators reporting .

'*5 to 34 years Operators reporting .

^r> fj> H years operators reporting.

45 to 51 years operators reporting .

55 to CI years . . r rr;ll " r - M-f.irting

fi5 or more years operati reporting

Average ago yeai

Operators not reporting age number.

By residence:

Residing on farm operated opera)

Not residing on farm operated operair-rs reporting.

Operators not reporting residence number .

By off-farm work:

Working off their farms, totai opemti n reporting

1 to 40 days operators reporting .

50 to 99 days operators reporting .

100 or more days operators reporting.

100 to 199 days operators reporting .

200 or more days operators reporting .

Operators not working off their farm or not
reporting as to work off their farm number.

By other income:

With other income of famiU exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting .

SPECIFIED EQUIPIfF.NT AND FACILITIES

AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines farms reporting .

number. .
Com pickers farms reporting, .

number. .
Picfc-up balers farms reporting. .

number. .
Field forage harvesters farms reporting. ,

number . .
Motortrucks farms reporting. .

Tractors . . .farms reporting. .

number . ,
Tractors other than garden farms reporting. .

number . .

1 tractor farms reporting. .

2 tractors farms reporting . .

3 tractors farms reporting. .

4 tractors farms reporting . .

5 or more tractors farms report] ng .

Wheel tractors farms, reporting. .

Crawler tractors farms reporting . .

Garden tractors farms reporting. .

number . .

Automobiles farms reporting. .

Automobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting. .

Telephone farms reporting. .

Home freezer farms reporting . .

Milking machine farms reporting . .

Electric milk cooler farms reporting. .

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops). . .farms reporting. .
Power-operated elevator, conveyor,
or blower farms report] ng . .

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting . .

('■ravel, shell, or shale farms reporting. .

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting . .

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road. . farms reporting..

1 or more miles to a hard surface road. . . .farms reporting . .

1 mile farms reporting. .

2 or 3 miles farms reporting . .

4 miles farms repotting . .

5 or more miles , farm^ reporting. .

■ ■ •

NA Not available.

1 Figures for 1945 are for all tractors.

Concrete, brick, asphalt, and macadam.

Concrete or brick and macadam. Asphalt

Includes sand-clay.

6 Distance to all-weather road. See text.

i, see
o, us
4. "it

f h 630
5, SOS

4,937

no
m

1, 31ft

t, ; 7

J, 306

1,S39

51.0

118

1,603
1,671

1,784

5, 198

7, 056
5, €64

■

1,725

1,634

1,04s
6,125
3, 785

5,586

5,418
7,063
5,418

184
1,177
1,884
2,417
1,969
1,611
50.3
54

3,839
4,604
1 3,839

4,379

7,640
9,537
7,640
3,694

181
1,007
1,679
2,168
1,844
1,477
50.5
638

257
1,325
2,257
2,377
1,872
1,371
NA

248

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 5.-SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES AND FARM LABOR: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data in italics arc based on reports for only a sample or Tarns. See I

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting . .

dollars . .
Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting.

Machine hire farms reporting.

dollars..
Farms classified hy amount of expenditure-
Si to $199 farms reporting .

5200 toS499 farms reporting . .

S500 to S999 farms reporting .

51,000 to 52,499 farms reporting .

52,500 to 54,999 farms report' "2 .

55,000 to 59,999 farms reporting .

S10.000 or more farms reporting .

Hired labor 3 farms reporting .

dollars.
Farms classified by amount of expenditure-
Si to 5199 farms reporting .

S200 toS499 farms reporting .

$500 to 5999 farms reporting .

S1.000 to 52,499 farms reporting .

52,500 to S4,999. . .. farms reporting.

S5.000 to 59,999 farms reporting .

510,000 to S19.999 farms reporting .

S20.000 or more farms reporting .

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil

for the farm business farms reporting.

dollars.

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting.

dollars.
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials farms reporting.

FARM LABOR

Farm workers for specified week: 5

Family and/or hired workers farms reporting.

persons.

Average per farm reporting persons .

Family workers, including operators farms reporting.

Operators working 1 or more hours persons .

Unpaid members of operator's family

working 15 or more hours farms reporting .

persons.

Hired workers farms reporting .

persons.
Workers hired by month farms reporting.

Workers hired by week farms reporting .

Workers hired by hour farms reporting.

Workers hired on piece-work basis . . farms reporting .

persons.

No report as to basis of payment- . . . farms reporting.

. farms reporting .

Farms reporting by number of regular
hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting .

2 hired workers farms reporting.

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting .

Seasonal hired workers farms reporting .

Farms by kind of workers during specified week:

No workers reported

Fami ly workers only

Operator only

Operator and members of his family

Members of operator's family only

Family workers and hired workers

Operator and hired workers

Operator, members of his family, and hired

Members of operator's family and hired workers.

Hired workers only

Regular farm workers only

Seasonal farm workers only

4,108

36, 052, 985

3, 05!,

9, 016, 01k

2,689

.870, 086

1,1,00

. ', \2, 7/7

3,28*

, 02, 564

1,372
6,580

4.8H
75, 0R0
907, 116

5.385
7,9*3
5.301

5,m

36, 988, U9

8, 248, 9*5

3,987

862, 550

1, 820, 262
962, 320

4,157
2,4H
1,453

8,299
12,191
8,140

5,953
30,989
791,741
2,363
17,390
157,733

1,544
5 1,329
5 2, 516

NA Not available.
farm labor; housework
cost of machine hire.
1950, week preceding <
5 Separate data not available by day
ing piecework and contract labor.

J For Censuses of 1959 and 1954, expenditures during Census year; for earlier Censuses, expenditures during the preced in g calendar year. Cash payments for
ot included. For 1959, 1954, 1950, 1945, and 1940, the data do not include expenditures for contract construction work, machine hire, and labor included in
For 1920/ the value of board furnished was included. 3 Census of 1959, week preceding the enumeration; Census of 1954, week of October 24-30. Census of
uraeration; Censuses of 1945 and 1935, first week of January; Census of 1940, last week of March. *See text for differences in definition of farm workers,
week. 6 Separate data not available for workers hired by the hour or piece-work basis, ftiestioa

called for other hired labor includ-

DELAWARE

State Table 6.-LIVEST0CK AND POULTRY ON FARMS, NUMBER AND VALUE: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data foe number of livestock nor full) romp am h If for the several Censuses. See tent]

Item

, see text)

Census of—

(For definitions and explanation.

1959

(Oct—Nov.)

1954

(Oct. -Nov.)

1950

(April 1)

1945

(January 1 )

1940
(April 1)

1935

(January 1)

1930

(April 1)

1925
(January 1)

1920
(January 1)

Total value of. specified classes of

livestock and poultry

dollars...

9,904,430

8,958,806

9,865,410

9,170,731

5,859,472

5,110,104

9,028,220

7,114,838

8,518,124

2,299

3,516

4,314

5,529

5,911

7,265

6,707

7,944

number...

49,896

66,003

59,706

59,835

47,241

51,090

53,914

46,160

46,509

value, dollars.. .

7,916,306

6,744,444

7,653,845

5,707,950

2,655,442

1,747,330

4,205,745

2,573,889

3,394,160

Cows, including heifers that have calved

. .farms reporting. . .

1,980

3,185

4,068

5,262

5,598

7,060

number...

27,589

36,680

34,206

40,354

33,950

36,036

30,777

36,253

33,775

value, dollars. . .

5,683,334

4,915,120

5,952,113

4,754,285

2,185,749

1,477,476

3,203,712

2,218,166

2,781,596

Milk cows

1,727

2,822

3,857

5,564

6,248

7,342

7,521

number...

23,500

31,014

31,452

32,424

30,201

33,793

33,026

value, dollars. . .

5,052,500

2,104,407

3,162,240

2,095,166

2,729,742

1,648

2,469

number...

16,120

20,407

value, dollars. . .

1,515,280

1,142,792

Steers and bulls, including steer

..farms reporting...

1,349

1,990

number...

6,187

8,916

value, dollars...

717,692

686,532

1,134

1,971

3,884

6,885

8,452

8,403

9,252

number

3,093

4,004

8,288

16,628

21,043

23,981

27,412

31,947

37,191

value, dollars. . .

287,649

236,236

564,682

1,475,488

2,313,974

2,386,357

2,839,055

2,505,741

3,334,486

. . farms reporting

2,857

4,580

4,886

5,823

9,220

number

6,092

11,370

13,217

14,084

17,833

22,496

27,752

value, dollars. ..

388,668

902,366

1,289,968

1,232,440

1,691,933

1,659,711

2,172,609

..farms reporting. . .

1,410

2,794

3,674

4,658

4,052

■-*»—

2,196

5,258

7,826

9,897

9,579

9,451

9,439

value, dollars . . .

176,014

573,122

1,024,006

1,153,917

1,147,122

846,030

1,161,877

Hogs and pigs

. .farms reporting. . .

2,182

3,108

3,911

4,363

4,837

5,528

5,740

4,802

7,236

number . . .

38,085

41,136

38,839

35,171

22,978

26,493

30,341

24,106

38,621

value, dollars .. .

758,965

1,084,784

613,361

513,893

195,025

164,257

372,644

285,984

603,323

Born since June 1

. .farms reporting . . .

1,397

1,728

2,162

1,500

number...

24,892

24,728

19,512

9,566

value, dollars

323,596

395,648

187,391

Bom before June 1

farms reporting

1 627

2 396

3,010
19,327

4,837
22,978

number...

13,193

16,408

20,775

value, dollars. . .

435,369

689,136

425,970

195,025

Sheep and lambs

farms reporting

130

147

128
2,609

139
5,326

66
1,749

135
3,220

number...

4,349

4,302

2,838

2,330

1,835

value, dollars...

67,341

59,750

48,824

22,676

11,405

11,871

51,573

15,633

38,397

.farms reporting. . .

number. . .

924

964

1,153

1,921

155

703

value, dollars .. .

14,784

14,460

20,754

6,390

Sheep 1 year old and over

farms reporting

121

131

number . . .

3,425

3,338

1,685

1,835

3,405

1,594

2,517

value, dollars .. .

52,557

45,290

28,070

11,405

38,414

32,007

.farms reporting. . .

119

124

107

122

number . . .

3,228

3,101

1,503

1,635

1,578

2,076

3,267

1,501

2,331

value, dollars. . .

48,420

40,313

24,626

14,715

9,997

9,446

36,896

29,674

.farms reporting. . .

number

197

237

182

257

138

186

value, dollars...

4,137

4,977

3,444

1,408

1,518

2,333

.farms reporting . . .

2,701

3,837

5,129

6,277

7,153

9,039

8,930

9,518

9,749

number...

725,705

711,803

757,368

1,074,250

901,732

1,072,909

1,551,114

1,365,032

948,656

value, dollars .. .

870,846

818,573

955,149

1,450,724

651,972

729,578

1,559,203

1 ( 733,591

1,105,563

.farms reporting . . .

227

1,443

2,519

1,552

number. . .

627

3,412

5,537

14,316

22,810

7,977

value, dollars . . .

3,323

15,019

29,549

31,654

70,711

42,195

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 7.-LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTS SOLD: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data for 1959 for livestock sold alive and dairy products sold are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

jensus of-

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

1959

1954

1950

1945

1940

1935

1930

1925

1920

(Oct. -Nov. )

(Oct.-Nov.)

(April 1)

(January 1)

(April 1)

(January 1)

(April 1)

(January 1)

Value of sales of livestock and/or livestock products

including poultry and poultry products dollars . . .

59,170,526

58,565,772

63,983,302

53,153,098

11,216,389

9,246,372

Any livestock sold alive (cattle, horses

2,636

3,212

4,117

value of sales, dollars, . .

3, 845, 807

3,017,988

2,718,591

( NA

Livestock products other than poultry

}■ 6,508,294

2,864,216

8,312,304

6,975,995

6,863,491

I NA

2,627

3,366

4,678

6,357

6,353

value of sales, dollars. . .

47,012,415

43,571,789

54,401,220

46,644,804

8,352,173

LIVESTOCK SOLD ALIVE

2,013

2,503

3,227

3,583

3,013

26,337

29,116

23,547

26,310

19,424

!'A

ilA

dol lars . . .

2,253,651

1,665,300

1,596,055

848,331

481, 519

1,184

1,484

1,446

1,200

number . . .

8,038

10,172

6,903

4,838

dollars...

1,586,699

1,249,417

1,108,719

268,956

1,769

2,242

2,932

2,640

number . . .

18,299

18,944

16,644

14,586

dollars...

666,952

415,883

487,336

212,563

119

343

number . . .

213

208

717

dollars...

109,880

25,701

104,086

1,295

1,623

2,381

2,186

1,527

number. ..

43,328

41,093

40,667

32,093

20,415

dollars . . .

1,429,824

1,289,731

999,314

529,242

278,100

number. . .

4,371

2,565

1,111

956

557

dollars...

52,452

37,256

19,136

9,751

3,176

SHEEP SHORN AND WOOL

Sheep and/or lambs shom farms reoorling . . .

104

139

number shom . . .

3,867

3,222

1,460

1,368

2,070

2,834

1,545

2,496

* pounds of wool . . .

24,994

21,252

8,947

11,057

9,057

13,510

17,979

9,624

15,875

value, dollars . . .

11,247

10,626

3,492

5,197

2,355

3,513

6,559

3,946

8,890

number shorn . . .

143

pounds of wool . . .

552

3,724

pounds of wool . . .

24,442

LITTERS FARROWED

Litters farrowed, December 1. previous year

1,245

8,204

number of litters . . .

6,258

806

955

number of litters...

3,437

3,934

660

940

1,503

1,889

1,449

1,302

1,249

2,909

number of litters . . .

2,821

4,270

4,883

5,238

3,269

2,227

2,127

2,649

4,602

POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS SOLD

2,230

2,513

3,707

4,679

6,573

6,596

number . . .

71,880,913

62,204,345

59,304,111

16,615,137

2,070,702

434,970

dollars. ..

42,456,377

41,930,673

50,502,492

8,492,849

2,235,324

440,673

Broilers sold farms reporting. ..

1,483

1,479

number. . .

71,214,647

61,590,692

dollars . . .

42,016,642

41,272,681

831

1,185

number...

666,266

613,653

dollars. . .

439,735

657,992

1,047

1,531

2,583

7,869

8,568

dozens . . .

7,345,207

5,857,007

6,048,580

9,859,015

2,811,908

dollars...

3,158,439

3,523,731

3,203,470

3,572,911

1,439,544

Turkeys, ilui'ks, g.s^si.. nml miscellaneous

303

509

791

dollars . . .

1,397,599

3,117,385

695,258

158

383

419

663

1,378

2,239

number. ..

412,607

933,779

103,903

71,501

92,654

60,714

281

number. .

6,941

number. . .

712

number. . .

1,135

•:jl

DAIRY PRODUCTS

1,189

1,475

1 2,018

'2,562

'2,754

'3,952

dollars . .

8,301,057

6,965,369

'6, 811, 556

'4,929,726

'2,225,069

'3,134,872

,!A

'2,442,253

Average sales per farm reporting dollars . .

6,982

4,722

4, 375

'1,924

'808

'793

1,184

1,450

1,800

2,061

2,096

2,752

1,936

178,888,588

167,480,263

140,659,477

135,887,078

101,549,626

98,343,296

73,543,167

59,135,759

dollars..

8,300,437

6,960,379

6,763,005

2 4, 860, 522

2 2,172,220

2,975,256

1,993,745

121

1!A

pounds of bulterfat . .

1,165

7,205

49,563

32,155

105,884

;ia

dollars . .

620

4,990

28,985

2 15,384

2 23,874

28,734

:ia

81, 011

Butter, buttermilk, skim milk, and

203

3 505

3 642

3 1,258

3 3,234

dollars. .

19,566

2 53,820

2 28,975

3 130, 882

3 367,497

NA Not available.
1 A11 dairy products sold.
2 Published values for 1945 and 1940 1
products sold.
3 Butter sold.

confuted on the basis of average prices. For this table, these values have been adjusted to equal tbe enumerated value of all dairy

DELAWARE

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED, AND SALES OF CROPS: 1 CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959

(For definitions anil explanations, stv text)

Census of—

1959
(Oct. -Nov.)

1954
(Oct. -Nov.)

1950
(April 1)

1945
(January 1)

1940
(April 1)

1935
(January 3 )

1930
(April 1)

(January 1)

1920
(January 1)

5,208

6,297

7,448

9,296

8,994

10,381

9,707

10,257

10,140

Cropland harvested farms reporting

4,358

5,512

6,448

8 450

8 407

9 957

9 213

NA
404,209

NA
2 448,422

acres...

416,197

412,295

389,283

416,162

378,448

388,722

407,609

Total value of crops harvested,

including horticultural specialties

32,526,609

31,268,993

19,866,474

18,469,899

9,213,746

Total value of crops sold, including
horticultural specialties and

26,791,264

22,999,077

12,244,569

9,100,224

5,025,390

8,694,716

Corn:

Corn for all purposes farms reporting...

3,694

4,934

5,625

7,015

7,523

8,807

8,465

8,904

acres...

147,737

169,362

131,045

141,654

137,583

138,783

133,012

136, 214

value , dollars . . .

9,312,011

9,673,715

6,109,197

4,586,319

2,436,080

Harvested for grain. ... farms reporting...

3,659

4,893

5,506

6,978

7,498

8,776

8,405

8,814

9,550

acres...

141,261

161,682

124,638

138,613

134,850

136,052

129,283

133,182

170,612

bushels. . .

7,038,193

5,957,323

4,159,065

3,520,994

3,597,583

3,936,060

3,466,565

3,176,414

3,686,109

Sales farms reporting

2,849

3,185

3 2,433

2 599

bushels . . .

5,059,486

3,538,784

1,628,383

852,188

dollars.. .

6,324,359

5,485,115

3 2,031,725

1,363,501

588

608

516

297

361

261

acres...

5,954

6,348

4,712

2,389

2,761

1,876

tons, green weight...

59,912

53,704

38,945

21,288

20,936

16,327

Hogged or grazed, or cut for
green or dry fodder. . .farms reporting...

192

4 6,975

acres...

522

1,332

1,695

344

968

1,156

4 127,358

Sorghums:

Sorghums for all

5 21

acres...

233

114

103

113

value, dollars.. .

19,865

7,428

4,635

1,012

3,605

Harvested for grain

1
15

1
5

bushels. . .

540

440

bushels . . .

220

dollars...

6 910

286

acres...

161

100

tons, green weight...

2,447

857

Hogged or grazed, or cut for
dry forage or hay farms reporting...

acres...

tons cut...

tons...

dollars...

Harvested for sirup. .. .farms reporting...

158

acres...

gallons...

816

2,660

dollars. . .

See footnotes at end of table.

12 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED, AND SALES OF CROPS: 1 CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959 -Continued

(For definitions and expl

nations, see text)

Census of —

1959
(Oct. -Nov. )

1954
(Oct. -Nov.)

1950
(April 1)

1945
(January 1)

1940
(April 1)

1935
(January 1)

1930
(April 1)

1925
(January 1)

1920
(January 1)

Small grains harvested:

Wheat

.farms reporting

bushels . . .
value , dollars . . .

1,002

23,958

617,917

1,062,817

1,394

32,904

809,946

1,822,378

2,123

59,851

1,030,209

1,905,115

2,743

63,674

1,254,513

1,959,847

2,829

63,758

1,131,176

883,729

3,433

80,241

1,446,445

1,330,729

4,127

105,735

1,975,161

2,322,411

96,703

1,698,481

2,547,102

5,312

125,740

1,571,567

3,457,447

Sales

. farms reporting . . .

936
571,256
982,560

1,203

720,619

1,621,392

1,763
815,573

NA
NA
NA

bushels . . -
dollars . . .

NA
NA

..farms reporting...

522

6,090

204,217

147,036

912

9,905

371, 586

274,974

563

5,150

155,708

112,763

570

4,950

138,773

127,085

196
1,457
37,488
17,043

286
2,009
57,879
31,833

287
1,862
52,947
32,283

331
2,064

61,373
40,506

769

bushels . . .
value , dollars . . .

4,736
70,791
67,251

Sales

. . farms reporting . . .
bushels . . .
dollars . . .

85
28,888
20,800

144
47,790
35,365

61
13,250

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

82
8,595
8,165

..farms reporting...

bushels . . .
value, dollars...

762
12,732
498,442
458,567

890
12,062
368,994
346,854

962
11,373
306,806
255,433

946
10,305
272,720
345,860

291
2,764
81,981
49,238

145
1,212
41,551
24,931

202

4,067

3,457

54
793
754

10
85
625
812

Sales

..farms reporting...

383
287,181
264,206

256

113,800
106,972

63,418
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

bushels —
dollars . . .

310
403

..farms reporting...

bushels . . .

value , dollars . . .

880
10,592
203,219
280,442

1,033
13,676
248,660
372,990

1,007
13,489
189,007
269,017

1,415
17,978
244,359
352,744

1,028
11,018
144,676
99,231

958

9,094

112,599

94,583

603
5,083
72,206

85,790

456
2,972
31,108
38,886

951

6,198

58,235

101,912

Sales

..farms reporting...

514
124,837
172,275

572
164,980
247,469

586

103,875

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

bushels . . .
dollars . . .

NA
NA

. . farms reporting . . .

195

2,875

3,738

295

5,012

4,912

(')

NA
NA
NA
NA

536

7,355

4,596

NA
NA

150

1,153

. 14,661

14,808

289
1,967
22,486
25,859

1,042

bushels . . .
value , dollars . . .

9,443
75,059
108,836

..farms reporting...
bushels . . .
dollars. ..

9
1,924
2,501

2,391
2,343

( 7 )
(')

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

..farms reporting —

bushels. ..
value , dollars . . .

129

2,230

41
620

744

7 51

'512

7 7,455

7 11,125

263

4,755

5,706

255

4,705

3,233

NA
43
414

314

1,813

1,559

176

2,821

3,978

..farms reporting...
bushels. . .
dollars. . .

2
1,216
1,216

1
150

180

7 48

7 4,204

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

Annual legumes:

Soybeans grown for all

farms reporting. . .

3,093

3,106

3,238

4,061

4,096

3,298

2,172

144,184

86,365

70,468

63,104

44,631

29,292

24,813

Harvested for beans.

..farms reporting...

2,960

2,771

2,577

1,882

1,885

1,473

acres...

140,643

80,801

60,172

32,585

25,844

371

bushels. . .

3,246,234

1,484,697

871,406

293,034

330,531

263,637

211,191

3,561

value, dollars...

6,817,091

3,934,447

1,514,542

626,418

306,076

276,819

443,529

16,737

Sales

6,622,317

282
2,299

3,659,036

594
4,526

1,115
7,428

2,545
22,841

2,599

16,386

2,291
12,697

1,824
10,338

NA
10, 110

. . farms reporting. . .

1,458
7,138

tuns...

4,363

5,681

9,738

24,511

19,937

16,986

12,316

8,791

value, dollars...

106,894

184,632

194,760

588,264

249,410

212,325

184,740

246,148

Sales

10,690
33

11,079
44

NA
41

NA
NA

Hogged or grazed, or

464

383

270

value , dollars . . .

14,848

17,618

7,192

Plowed under for gre

203

778

655

2,598

See footnotes at end of

table.'

DELAWARE

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED, AND SALES OF CROPS: 1 CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959 -Continued

Census of—

Hay crops (see text):

Land from which hay was cut 10 acres,

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating. . farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

dollars .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures
of clover and grasses
cut for hay farms reporting.

value, dollars.

Sales farms reporting .

dollars .

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting.

value, dollars.

Sales farms reporting .

dollars .

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting.

value, dollars.

SaleB farms reporting .

dollars .

Other hay cut farms reporting .

value, dollars.

Sales farms reporting.

dollars .

Grass silage made from grasses,
alfalfa, clover, or
small grains farms reporting.

Field seed crops harvested:
Clover seed:

Crimson clover seed .... farms reporting.

Sales dollars .

Red clover seed farms reporting.

Sales dollars.

.farms reporting.

Sales dollars . .

RyegTass seed farms reporting..

pounds . .
value , dollars . .

Sales dollars . .

Other field seed crops acres . .

value, dollars..

Sales dollars . .

See footnotes at end of table.

4,595
13,435
362,745

1,032
19,239
31,593
726,639

10,807
15,721

361,583

2,597
3,700
77,700

1,954

12,071
84,497

1,270
1,791
34,029

1,947
389,762
31,181

5,962
11,382
495,117

1,426
24,012
31,692

1,148,112

18,508
22,143
730,719

2,088
2,537
76,110

2,813
3,016
93,496

1,816
9,552
62,088

1,451
1,684
44,458

3,159
716,666
129,000

5,554
11,919
322,774

2,030

28,460

42,736

1,015,633

1,539
19,022
22,384
470,064

"1,954

1,502

1 38,844

2,623
3,163
63,260

3,982
864,252
51,855

5,835
12,565
379,011

2,419
29,742
35,287
953 j rj

1,137
11,995

11,465
286,625

"3,379

4,038

1 101,259

7,255

8,574

181,275

2,833
31,176
34,985
525,658

1,052

7,796

8,284

103,550

"1,898

2,388

'26,167

4,837
6,0%

70,044

"2,742
"4,600
3 32,896

2,590
521,368
22,667

5,578
12,639
203,488

3,862
38,127
45,485

614,048

3,900
3,972
43,869

35,228

39,777

"1,136

1,055

"13,715

13,187
18,958
249,605

"1,762
"3,661
*43,728

6,771
4,326

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED, AND SALES OF CROPS: 1 CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959 -Continued

Other field crops harvested:

Irish potatoes for home use
or for sale farms reporting, .

bushels . .
value , dollars . .

Sales dollars . .

Popcorn farms reporting . .

po'-Uids ear corn. .
value , dollars . .

Sales dollars. .

Sweetpotatoes farms reporting. .

bushels. .
value , dollars . .

Sales dollars..

Other field crops acres..

value , dollars . .

Sales dollars..

Value of specified crops harvested,
except fruits, nuts, horticultural

specialties, and vegetables dollars..

Value of crops sold, except fruits,
nuts, horticultural specialties,
and vegetables dollars . .

Vegetables for home use and for sale
(other than Irish and sweet potatoes):

Vegetables harvested for

home use 17 farms reporting . .

value , dollars . .
Vegetables harvested for

sale 18 farms reporting. .

Sales dollars . .

Asparagus farms reporting . .

Beans, green lima farms reporting..

Beans, snap (bush and
pole types) farms reporting . .

Beets (table) farms reporting..

Broccoli farms reporting. .

Brussels sprouts farms reporting..

Cabbage farms reporting. .

Cantaloups and
muskmelons farms reporting . .

Carrots farms reporting . .

Cauliflower farms reporting . .

Corn, sweet farms reporting..

Cucumbers and pickles .. farms reporting..

Horseradish farms reporting..

Kale farms reporting. .

Peas, green farms reporting..

Peppers, hot farms reporting..

Peppers, sweet farms reporting..

Pumpkins farms reporting . .

Spinach farms reporting..

Squash farms reporting. .

Tomatoes farms reporting. .

Turnips farms reporting . .

Watermelons farms reporting . .

Other vegetables acres. .

Berries and other small fruits harvested for sale:

Blueberries (tame) farms reporting..

quarts. .
value , dollars . .

Strawberries farms reporting. ,

value , dollars . .

Other berries and small fruits acres..

value , dollars . .

8,056
2,686,583
3,707,485
3,438,825

83,920
2,084
2,084

42,168
78,011
46,806

1,585

6,123

1,377,635

2,176,663

1,955,933

814

1,078,168

43,127

82,432
135,188
99,974

1,446

40,033

5,478,374

2,342

1,993

307,083

479,392

2,172
38,767
3,571,1

3,316

3,384

169,379

302,201

1,457

1,493

150,799

259,925

1,969
2,606

337,900
216,236

4,671
38,336
494,945

469

1,351

786

12,768

1,515
2,979

3,077,129
277,775

7,042

6,803

663,950

398,370

3,459
5,500

666,357
466,450

4,778

5,829,566

378,922

6,391

33,062
2,580,645

2,065
(20)
(20)

5,627
498,595
398,876

See footnotes

table.

DELAWARE

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED. AND SALES OF CROPS: 1 CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959 -Continued

Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes

Land In bearing and nonbeerlng fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees farms reporting...

Apples f arms reporting . . .

Trees of all ages rumber...

Trees not of bearing
age farms reporting...

•■
Trees of bearing

age farms reporting...

number. . .

Quantity harvested farms reporting...

bushels. . .

value, dollars. . .

Sales dollars. ..

Grapes farms reporting. . .

Vines of all ages number...

Vines not cf bearing

age farms reporting. . .

number. . .
Vines of bearing

age farms reporting. . .

number. . .

Quantity harvested farms reporting. . .

pounds . . .

value, dollars. . .

Sales dollars.. .

Peaches farms reporting . . .

Trees oi all ages number.. .

Trees not of bearing

age farms reporting...

number. . .
Trees of bearing

age farms reporting . . .

number. . .

Quantity harvested farms reporting...

bushels . . .

value, dollars...

Sales dollars . . .

Other tree fruits and

nuts valu? , dollars . . .

Sales dollars...

255,382
485,226

416,273

187,933
11,275
11,275

45,490
111,451
111.451

■

320,195
688,419
688,419

219,096
10,955
10,955

96,439
216,987
216,987

543,947

1,143,842

46,282

1,741
373,330

821,586
540,630

1,877

457,162

1,445,121

115,610

3,361

501,111

557,850

996,926 <

2,161,249 1,074,710 I

NA Not available.

Z Reported in small fractions.

^Figures for cropland harvested arti specified crops relate to the crop years 1959, 1954, 1949, 1944, 1939, 1934, 1929, 1924, and 1919.

available, except that corn cut for borage was excluded as most of this acreage was probably duplicated in the acreage of •

^otal acreage of crops for which figure:
harvested for grain.

3 Value of corn and other corn products sold.
*Corn cut for forage.

5 Farms reporting sorghums for all purposes, except f
6 Includes value of sales of sorghums for silage.
7 Buckwheat threshed or combined included with other grains threshed or combined

3 The 1944 and 1939 figures do not include acres plowed under for green manure. The 194* figures are
'For 1944, soybeans and cowpeas harvested for hay. Prior to 1944, annua 1 , legumes saved for haj , but
°For all Censuses, except 1950, obtained by adding the individual hay crops,
includes oats cut for feeding unthreshed.
12 Silage crops other than corn and sorghums.

3 Clc

K-d,

*Clover seed, including sweetclover.
15 For 1959 and 1954, does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested; for 1949, does ;

6 Includes receipts from sale of pasture and grazing privileges.

'Excludes Irish potatoes and sweetpotatoes, except for the 1920 Census nhicb included potatoes /or home use

"Excludes Irish end eweet potatoes.

9 Green lima beans Included with snap beans.
20 Hot peppers included with sweet peppers.

21 For Censuses prior to 1950, small fruits harvested for home use or for sale.
"^For 1959 and 1954, does not include data for farms with less than 20 trees and grapevines.

include acreage for farms with less than 15 bushels harvested.

Include acreage for :

reporting less than l/2 I

16 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 9.-NURSERY, GREENHOUSE, AND FOREST PRODUCTS: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

(For definitions rind explanations.

Nursery and greenhouse products, flower
and vegetable seeds and plants, flowers,
and bulbs sold farms reporting .

.farms reporting. .
dollars . .

.farms reporting. ,

. -dollar

.farms reporting.

Cut fiiiwrs, potted plants, florist

greens, and bedding plants

Grown under glass farms reporting.

square feet..
Grown in the open farms reporting.

Sales dollars . .

Vegetables grown under glass, flower seeds,
vegetable seeds, vegetable plants,
bulbs, and mushrooms farms reporting . ,

. farms reporti ng .

square feet.

..farms reporting.

Grown under glass or in ho

Grown in the open

Sales dollars .

Any forest products CUt and/Of SOld farms reporting.

sofa

Sales of all other forest produi

Sales of firewood, pulnwood, fence posts, sawlogs,
veneer logs, and Christmas trees farms reporting.

Firewood mid Iiu'Iim.**! .

426

Z5t

419,158

191
355,338

90
63,820

72
50,246

22
13,574

195
1,628

NA Hot available.

^■Excludes data for farms uncla

2 Trees, plants,

ified

; flower and vegetable seeds; and bulbs.
3 Flowers and flowering p. mts grium for sale.
A Crops grown under glass (floweu , plants, and vegetables) and propagated mushrooms.
5 Flowers, plants, and vegetables grown under glass; and flowers grown in the open.
6 Total square feet under glass.

7 Flower and vegetable seeds, bulbs, and flowers and plants grown in the open.
8 Value of vegetables and vegetable plants.

9 Not strictly comparable with other years as figures probably include some reports of firewood i
10 Figures include sales of standing timber.

DELAWARE

State Table 10.— CHARACTERISTICS OF PLACES NOT COUNTED AS FARMS BECAUSE OF CHANGE IN

DEFINITION OF FARM: 1959

Item
(For definitions and explanation

Places excluded as farms by change in definition . 19541959 number

Cropland harvested places reporting

Under 10 acres places reporting

10 or more acres places reporting

Operators by tenure:

Full owners number

Part owners and n » nagi < number

Tenants number

Operators by color:

While number

NonwhiU) number

Operators by year began operation of present place:

1959 operators reporting

1956 operators reporting

1957 . operators reporting

1958 operators reporting

1951-1955 operators reporting

1950 or earlier operators reporting

Operators by age:

Under 55 years operators reporting

55 to 64 years operators reporting

65 or more years operators reporting

Operators not reporting age number

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

Operators by days of work off place in 1959:

No days operators reporting

1 to 49 days u|>eratora reporting

SO to 99 days operators reporting

100 to 199 days operators reporting

200 or more days operators reporting

Operators not reporting number

Operators reimrtinf other incoi <f faftlUj • •xceeding

value of farm products sold operators reportinp

Cattle and caKus of all ages places reporting

number
Cows, including heifers (hot have calved places reporting

Hogs and pips . . , .places reporting

Chickens 4 months old and over places r.-r-rtm^

number

Com harvested for all purposes places reporting

Hay harvested places reporting

State Table 11.— DATE OF ENUMERATION: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

Census of 1959
Census starting date — November 11

Approximate average date of

Percent of farms enumerated during-

October 1 to 10

October 11 to 17

October 18 to 24

October 25 to 31

November 1 to 7

November 8 to 14

November 15 to 21

November 22 to 28

November 29 to December 5 . . . .

December 6 to 12

December 13 to 19

December 20 or later

Z Less than 0, 5.

Census of 1954

Census starting date — November 8

Approximate average date of enumeration week of

Percent of farms enumerated during—

October lto9

October 10 to 16

October 17 to 23

October 24 to 31

November 1 to 6

November 7 to 13

November 14 to 20

November 21 to 27

November 28 to December 4

December 5 to 11

December 12 to 18

December 19 to 31

Nov. 29-Dee. 5

PercrrU

Nov. 21-Nov. 27

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING CLASSIFIED BY NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK ON FARMS AND BY QUANTITY
OF LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTS SOLD: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

[Data for cattle and calves on hand, c

i hand, and animals sold alive are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See lext]

(for definitions and explai

Cattle and calves of all ages on hand .

Cows on hand, including heifers that have calved. .

50 to 74 . . . .
75 to 99 . . .
100(ol99.

Milk cows on hand. .

15 to 19.
20 to 29.
30 to 4<> .

75 to 99...
100 to 199.
200 to 499.

Cattle sold alive, excluding calves .

Hogs and pigs of all ages on hand .
l to9

- rci">rtm_'.

s reiorl.ini:.
s reporting.
S report ina.
s reporting.

- reporting.
s reporting.

j reportinc..

■ reporting .

- reportinj!

■ 'i ■; « >rt ] n i' . ,

- reporting. .

■ reporting. ,

Hogs and pigs sold alive..

Sheep and lambs of a'l ages on nand. .

Wool shorn (excluding lambs wool) .

Under 1,000 pounds

50,000 or more oounds

Chickens 4 months old a

50 to ?S . . .
1011 to 399 .

■

Broilers (chickens) sold .

8,000 ^ 15.999 .
10,000 to 29,999.

80,000 to !

Chickens (other than broilers) sold .

r 100 dozens..
O.109 dozen?. .
o 79n dozens..
r> 1,599 dozens

10,000 t
30.000 b
50,000 n

l.fiOe io
3.200 to
10,00(i c

3 reportinj;. .

pounds .

~ rofxirt i n;: . .
i rejxjrtinti. .

3 repotting.
a reporting .
i rofiorlinc

- rejmriin-j . .
i reporting. .

3 roporting. .

number..

3 reporting. .

dozens
ms reporting
■n„- reporting
ms reporting
t. ? ro porting
■ms reporting
in- rrnortinp

- re| irtii _■

2,701

725,705

1,609

NA Not available.

DELAWARE

State Table 13.-FARMS REPORTING CLASSIFIED BY ACRES HARVESTED, QUANTITY HARVESTED,
AND QUANTITY SOLD FOR SELECTED CROPS: CENSUSES OK 1959 AND 1954

Data for all crops except rom, Irish potatoes, and forest products are based on report? for only a sample of farm-. See taxi

CORN
Acres harvested for all purposes farms reporting.

Under 5 acres farms reporting .

5 to 9 acres farm

10 acres farms reporting .

11 to 1 5 acres farms reporting .

16 to 19 acres farms report ing .

20 to 24 acres farm; n part tig .

25 to 29 acres farms report ing .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting .

50 to 74 acres farms reporting .

75 to 99 acres farms reporting .

100 to 149 acres farms reporting .

150 to 199 acres farms reporting.

200 to 299 acres farms reporting .

300 to 399 acres farms reporting.

400 to 499 acres farms reporting .

500 or more acres farms reporting .

Acres harvested for grain farms reporting.

bushels .

Under 5 acres farms reporting . .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting .

10 acres farms reporting . .

11 to 15 acres farms reporting .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting . ,

20 to 24 acres farms reporting . .

25 to 29 acres farms reporting . .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting . ,

50 to 74 acres farms reporting . .

75 to 99 acres farms reporting . ,

100 to 149 acres farms reporting . .

150 to 199 acres farms reporting . .

200 to 299 acres farms reporting . .

300 to 399 acres farms rep. rting . .

400 to 499 acres farms reporting . .

500 or more acres farms reporting . .

Com sold farms reporting. .

bushels . .

Under 100 bushels farms reporting. ,

100 to 499 bushels farms reporting . .

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting . .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting..

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting.,

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting..

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farms reporting..

5,000 to 9,999 bushels farms reporting . .

10,000 or more bushels farms reporting . .

WHEAT
Acre3 harvested farms reporting . .

Under 5 acres farmr. reporting . .

5 to 9 acres farms report ing . .

10 to 14 acres farms reporting . .

15 acres farms reporting . .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting . .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting . .

25 to 29 acres farms reporting . .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting . .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting . .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting . .

200 or more acres farms reporting . .

Quantity harvested farms reporting..

bushels . .

Under 20 bushels farms reporting . .

20 to 24 bushels farms reporting . .

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting . .

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting . .

100 to 199 bushels farms reporting. .

200 to 499 bushels farms reporting . .

500 to 999 bushels f am,

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting..

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting..

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting:..

3,000 to i,999 bushels farms reporting. .

5,000 or more bushels farms reporting . .

Quantity sold farms reporting . .

bushels . .

Under 25 bushels farms reporting . .

25 to 49 bushels farmi in

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting . .

100 to 499 bushels farms reporting . .

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting . .

3,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting..

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting..

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting . .

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farms reporting..

5,000 or more bushels farms reporting . .

See footnotes at end of table .

3,659

141,261

7,038,193

BARLEY
Acres harvested

Under 5 acres farms reporting.

5 to 9 acres farm..

10 to 14 acres farms reporting .

15 acres farms reporting.

16 to 19 acrea farms reporting.

20 to 24 acres farms reporting; .

25 to 29 acres farms rep .rting .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting.

50 to 99 acres farms reporting.

100 to 199 acres farm-

200 or more acres farms reporting .

Quantity reporting.

bushels .

Under 20 bushe Ls farms reporting. .

20 to 24 bushe Ls .farms reporting .

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting.

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting.

100 to 199 bushels farms reporting'.

200 to 499 bushels farms reporting.

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.

L, 199 bushels farms reporting.

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting .

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farm.: reporting.

5,000 to 9,999 bushels farms reporting.

10,000 or more bushels farms rep arting .

Quantity sold farms reporting.

Under 25 bushels farms reporting,

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting.

50 to 99 bushels farms report ing .

100 to 499 bushels farms reporting.

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting.

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting.

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting.

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farms reporting.

5,000 to 9,999 bushels farms reporting.

10,000 or more bushels farms reporti ng .

RYE
Acres harvested farms reporting.

Under 5 acres farms reporting .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting . .

."■ -;. farms reporting. .

15 acres farms reporting.

16 to 19 acres farms report ing . .

20 to 24 acres Farmi

25 to 29 acre.-: farms reporting. .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting.,

50 to 99 acres farm,- reporting . ,

100 or mare acres farms reporting . ,

Quantity harvested farms reporting. .

Under 20 bushels farms reporting . .

20 to 34 bushels farms reporting..

ishels farms reporting . ,

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting . .

100 to 199 bushels farms reporting . ,

200 to 499 bushels farms reporting . ,

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting . .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.,

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting.,

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting. ,

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farms reporting. .

5,000 to 9,999 bushel;- farms reporting..

10,000 or more bushels - farms reporting. .

Quantity sold farms c

bushels . .

Under 25 bushels farms reporting . .

farms reporting. .

50 to 99 bushels farms rep' rting. .

100 to 499 bushels farms reporting..

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting. .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting. .

1,500 to 1,99 farms reporting..

2,000 or more bushels farms reporting. .

S0YBEA';. BEANS
Acres harvested farms reporting..

Under 10 acres farms reporting. .

res farms reporting. .

25 to 49 acres farms reporting. .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting..

100 or more acres .farms reporting. .

Quantity harvested .farms reporting. .

bushels . .

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 13.-FARMS REPORTING CLASSIFIED BY ACRES HARVESTED, QUANTITY HARVESTED.
AND QUANTITY SOLD FOR SELECTED CROPS: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954-Continued

[Data for all crop? except com, Irish potatoes, and forest products are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text}

(1W definitions r\n,| p\plar;ihnn--.

ALFALFA AND ALFALFA MIXTURES CUT FOR HAY

AND FOR DEHYDRATING

Acres harvested farms reporting . .

Under 5 acres farms reporting . .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting . .

10 to 14 acres farms reporting - .

15 acres farms reporting. .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting . .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting . .

25 to 29 acres farms reporting . .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting . .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting . .

100 or more acres farms report ing . .

Quantity harvested farms reporting . .

Under 20 tons farms reporting . .

20 to 24 tons farms reporting. .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting. .

50 to 99 tons farms reporting . .

100 to 199 tons farms reporting . .

200 to 499 tons farms reporting . .

500 or more ' tons farms reporting . .

Quantity sold farms reporting..

Uni...r 25 tons farms reporting..

25 to 49 tons farms reporting . .

50 or more tons farms reporting . .

CLOVER, TIMOTHY, AND MIXTURES OF CLOVER
AND GRASSES CUT FOR HAY

Acres harvested farms reporting . .

Under 5 acres farms reporting..

5 to 9 acres farms reporting . .

10 to 14 acres farms reporting . .

15 acres farms reporting . .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting . .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting . .

25 to 29 acres farms reporting . .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting. .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting . .

100 or more acres farms reporting . .

Quantity harvested farms reporting . .

Under 20 tons farms reporting . .

20 to 24 tons farms reporting . .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting. .

50 to 99 tons ". farms reporting. .

100 to 199 tans farms reporting..

200 or more tons farms reporting . .

Quantity sold farms reporting. .

Under 25 tons farms reporting. .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting..

50 to 99 tons farms reporting . .

100 or more tons farms reporting . ,

LESPEDEZA CUT FOR HAY
Acres harvested farms reporting . ,

Under 5 acres farms reporting . .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting..

10 to 14 acres farms reporting . .

15 acres farms reporting .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting . .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting .

25 to 29 acres farms reporting .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting .

50 or more acres farms reporting .

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

Under 20 tons farms reporting .

20 to 24 tons farms reporting .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting.

50 to 99 tons farms reporting.

100 to 199 tons farms reporting .

200 or more tons farms reporting .

Quantity sold farms reporting.

Under 25 tons farms reporting.

25 to 49 tons farms reporting .

50 or more tons farms reporting .

See footnotes at end of table.

OATS, WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE, OR OTHER
SMALL GRAINS CUT FOR HAY
Acres harvested farms report ing . .

Under 5 acres farms reporting . .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting..

10 to 14 acres farms reporting. .

15 acres farms reporting . .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting . .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting . .

25 to 29 acres farms reporting . .

30 or more acres farms reporting . .

Quantity harvested farms reporting. .

Under 20 tons farms reporting . .

20 to 24 tons farms reporting..

25 to 49 tons farms reporting..

50 or more tans farms reporting . .

Quantity sold farms reporting..

Under 25 tons farms reporting . .

25 or more tons farms reporting..

OTHER HAY CUT
Acres harvested . farms reporting . .

Under 5 acres farms reporting . .

5 to 9 acres farms report ing . .

10 to 14 acres farms reporting..

15 acres farms reporting . .

16 to 19 acres — farms report ing . .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting . .

25 to 29 acres farms reporting..

30 to 49 acres farms reporting . .

50 or mare acres farms reporting.,

Quantity harvested farms reporting . ,

Under 20 tans farms reporting.,

20 to 24 tons farms reporting..

25 to 49 tans farms reporting..

50 or more tons farms reporting..

Quantity sold farms reporting..

Under 25 tons farms reporting.

25 or more tons farms reporting.

CRASS SILAGE MADE FROM GRASSES, ALFALFA,
CLOVER, OR SMALL GRAINS

Acres harvested farms reporting .

Under 5 acres farms report ing .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting.

10 to 14 acres farms reporting .

15 acres farms report ing .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting.

25 to 29 acres farms reporting.

30 or more acres farms reporting .

Quantity harvested farms reporting .

tons , green weight .

Under 20 tans farms reporting .

20 to 24 tons farms reporting .

25 to 49 tans farms reporting .

50 to 99 tons farms reporting .

100 to 199 tons farms reporting.

200 to 499 tans farms reporting .

500 or more tons farms reporting.

20 J

DELAWARE

State Table 13.-FARMS REPORTING CLASSIFIED BY ACRES HARVESTED, QUANTITY HARVESTED,
AND QUANTITY SOLD FOR SELECTED CROPS: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954-Continued

[Dam for all craps except com, Insh potato©*, and forest products are bwod on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

tRISH POTATOES

10.0 to 24.9 i

25.0 to 49.9

bushels .
.farms reporting.

bushels .
.farms reporting .

bushels,
.farms report ing .

bushels .
.farms reporting.

bushels,
•farms reporting.

bushels .

bushels .
•farms reporting.

bushels .
.farms reporting.

Value of sales farms reporting .

dollars.

under $20 farms reporting .

$20 to $24 farms reporting.

$25 to $49 farms reporting.

$50 to $99 farms reporting .

$100 to $199 farms reporting .

$200 to $499 farms reporting .

$500 to $999 farms reporting .

$1,000 to $1,499 farms reporting.

$1,500 to $1,999 farms reporting.

$2,000 to $2,999 farms reporting.

$3,000 to $4,999 farms reporting.

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting.

$10,000 or more farms reporting .

.farms reporting .

.farms reporting,
.farms reporting.
.farms reporting,
-farms reporting,
.farms reporting.
.farms reporting,
-farms reporting,
.farms report ing -
.farms reporting,
-farms reporting,
-farms reporting,
-farms reporting .
.farms reporting,
-farms reporting.
.farms report ing -

1.6 to 1.9 i

2.0 "

i 2.4 :

2.5 to 2.9 ac:

3.0 to 4.9 ac:
5.0 to 9.9 ac:
10.0 to 19.9 ;
20.0 to 24.9 ■
25.0 to 29.9 i
30.0 to 49.9 -
50.0 to 99.9 i
100 or more a

8,056
2,686,583

7,569
2,553,8

110 \

151 ;

-J}

1,585

6,123

1,377,635

1,454

5,495
1,255,294

FOREST PRODUCTS

Sales of standing timber farms reporting.

dollars.

Under $25 farmfl reporting.

$25 to $99 farms reporting.

$100 to $299 farms reporting.

$300 to $999 farms reporting.

$1,000 to $1,999 farms reporting.

$2,000 to $4,999 farms reporting.

$5,000 or more farms reporting.

Firewood and fuelwood cut farms reporting.

cords (4 ■ x4 ' x8 ' ) .

Under 25 cords farms reporting.

25 to 49 cords farms reporting .

50 to 99 cords farms reporting.

100 to 499 cords farms reporting.

or more cords farms reporting .

Sales farms reporting .

cords (4 l x4'x8 l ) .

Pulpwood sold farms reporting .

cords (4'x4'x8') .

Under 25 cords farms reporting.

25 to 49 cords farms reporting .

50 to 99 cords farmt, reporting -

100 to 199 cords farms reporting .

200 to 499 cords farms reporting.

or more cords farms reporting.

Fence posts cut farms reporting .

number.

Under 100 fence posts farms reporting .

100 to 499 fence poets farms reporting .

500 to 999 fence posts farms reporting .

1,000 to 4,999 fence posts farms reporting.

5,000 or more fence posts farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

number .

Sawlogs and veneer logs sold farms reporting.

thousands of board feet .

Under 1,000 board feet farms reporting.

1,000 to 2,499 board feet farms reporting.

2,500 to 4,999 board feet farms reporting.

5,000 to 9,999 board feet farms reporting.

10,000 to 19,999 board feet farms reporting.

20,000 to 49,999 board feet farms reporting .

50,000 to 99,999 board feet farms reporting.

100,000 or more board feet farms reporting.

Christmas trees sold farms reporting.

number.

Under 100 trees farms reporting .

100 to 499 trees farms reporting .

500 to 999 trees farms reporting .

1,000 to 4,999 trees farms reporting.

5,000 or more trees farms reporting .

NA Not available.

1 Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested .

2 Does not include data for farms with less than 20 trees and grapevines .

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 14.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954;
AND BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM, CENSUS OF 1959

[Figures on number of workers and wage r

2 the week prec -. -■ lin iz 'he

Data are based on reports for only a sample of ("amis. See text J

Total all farms

Economic class, 1959

Commercial farms

Hired workers farms

1 hired worker farms

2 hired workers farms

3 or 4 hired workers farms

5 to 9 hired workers farms

10 or more hired workers farms

3 days) farms

Regular workers (to be enwloyed 150 c

1 hired worker farms

2 hired workers farms

3 or 4 hired workers ... . . - . ... -farms

5 to 9 hired workers farms

10 or r.iore hired workers ............ . . ..... . farms

Seasonal workers (to be employi

less

1 hired worker farms

2 hired workers farms

3 or 4 hired workers farms

5 to- 9 hired workers farms

10 or more hired workers farms

Regular hired workers and no seasonal hired workers farms

Both regular and seasonal hired workers farms

Seasonal hired workers and no regular hired workers farms

Paid on a monthly basis farms r

persons. .
reporting. .
reporting
reporting. -
repottii ■*
reporting. .
reportinc ■

persons . .
rep ■.■' ng
reporting. .
reporting. .
reporting. .
reporting. .

persons . .
r>:sKiriine. .
reporting. .
re porting. ,
reporting. .
reporting..
reporting. ,
reporting,
reporting. .

Average hours worked per person per month

Average wage rate per person per month

Under $50 per month farms

S50 to $84 per month farms

$85 to $109 per month farms

$110 to $129 per month farms

$130 to $169 per month farms

$170 toS214 per month farms

$215 to $274 per month farms

$275 to $324 per month farms

$325 to $374 per month farms

?:'75 an- 1 -

month. farms

...hours.,
..dollars.,
reporting,
reporting.
reporting.
reporting .
reporting.,
reporting,
reporting,
reporting.
report ng,
reporting.

Paid on a weekly basis farms r

Average hours worked per person per week

Average wage rate per person per week

Under $12 per week farms r

$12 to $24 per week farms

$25 to $29 per week farms

$30 to $39 per week farms

$40 to $49 per week farms

$50 to $59 per weok farms

$60 to $69 per week farms

$70 to S79 per week farms

$80 to $89 per week farms

$90 and over per week - farms

Paid on a daily basis farms r

Average hours worked per person per da)

Average wage rale per person per day .

Under $4 per day farms

$4 per day. farms

$5 per day farms

S6 per day fami9

..dollars.,
reporting. .
reporting.,
reporting. ,
reporting. .
reporting . .

reportinc.
reporting. ,
reporting. .
reportinp.

$10 per day farms

$11 per day farms

S12 ami over per day .. farms

Paid on an hourly basis farms r

. .dollars .
reporting,
reporting,
reporting.

reporting.

reporting.
r. porting,
reporting.

3 per person per hour illoi

$0.75 b
$0.85 b
$1,00

$0.99 |>er houi
SI. 14 per houi
$1.29 :» i houi

- ri'portini*.

- reporting

■ rept r'-n ; ;.

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration farms reports .

persons .
Vverage earnings per person. - -. .dollars.

NA Not available.

1,921
5,773
1,044

DELAWARE

State Table 14.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954;
AND BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM, CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Figures on number of workers and wage r

3 for hired persons working ihn week preceding the enumeration. Data are based on rejtorts for only a sample of farms. See textj

Hired WOrkefS farms reporting .

1 hired worker farms reporting .

2 hired workers farms reporting .

.1 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

Regular workers (to he employed 150 c

e days) .

i workers farms

hired workers farms

reporting ■
persons,
reporting.

reporting,
reporting,
returning,
reporting .

Seasonal workers (to he employed Iws than ISO days) farms reporting.

1 hired worker farms reporting.

2 hired workers farms reoorting. ,

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting. .

Regular hired workers and no seasonal hired workers farms reporting

Both regular and seasonal hired workers farms reporting

Seasonal hired workers and no regular hired workers farms reporting

Paid on a mortlhly basis

Average hours worked per person per month

Average wage rale per person per month

Under $50 per month farms

$50 to $84 per month farms

o $109 per month farms

$110 t-
$130 u
$170 ti
$215 ti
$275 u
$325 ti
$375 a

$274 per "
$324 per n
$374 per n

reporting,
reporting.

reporting,
reporting,
reporting
reporting,
reporting.

Paid on a weekly basis farms r

dollai

Under $12 per week farms reporting.

$12 to $24 per week farms reporting.

$25 to 529 per week farms reporting.

$30 to $39 per week farms reporting.

$40 to $49 per week farms reporting.

$50 to $59 per week farms reporting.

$60 to $69 per week farms reporting.

$70 to $79 per week farms reporting.,

$80 to $89 per week farms reporting.

$90 and over per week farms reporting .

Paid On a daily basis farms reporting.

..dollars.

reporting.
report ing .
reporting,
reporting.
reporting.

reporting .

Average hours worked per person per day

\verage wage rate per person per day

Under $4 per day farms

$4 per day farms

$5 per day farms

$6 per day farms

$7 per day farms

$8 per day farms

$9 per day farms

$10 per day farms

$11 per day farms

$12 and over per day farms

Paid on an hourly basis farms reporting

Average wage rate per person per hour dollars

Under $0.45 per hour farms reporting.

a $0.54 per hour. farms reporting.

j $0.64 per hour farms reporting.

j $0. 74 per hour farms reporting .

j $0, 84 per hour farms report i ng .

:> $0.99 per hour farms reporting.

■> $1.14 per hour farms reporting.

> $1.29 per hour farms reporting.

3 $1. 44 per hour farms reporting .

nd over per hour farms reportine.

Economic class, 1959-CunUnuiHl

(For definitions and oxplai

Commercial farms— Continued

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration farms reporting.

Average earnings per person dollars

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 15.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954; AND BY TYPE OF

FARM, CENSUS OF 1959

[Figures on number of workers and wage rates are for hired persons working the week preceding the enumeration. Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions ami .■xphinahons, see text)

Total all farms

Type of farm

Other field-crop

Hired workers farms

l hired worker

J or 4 hired workers

j to 9 hired workers

ion- hired workers

Regular workers (to be employed 150 or more days) . . .

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

10 or more hired workers

Seasonal workers (to be employed less than 150 days).

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

Regular hired workers and no seasonal hired workers. .

Both regular and seasonal hired workers

Seasonal hired workers and no regular hired workers . .

.■|..r:in ; *

persons
s ri'[*.rtini!
s reporting
s reporting
-: n't-urlim'
s reporting
s reporting

persons
a reporting
s reporting
s ro|]i.rlini;
s reporting
S reporting

s reporting
a reporting
s reporting
9 reporting

9 reporting

- reporting
s reporting
a reporting

Paid on a monthly basis farms r

Average hours worked per person per month .

Average wage rate per person per month

Under $50 per month

£50 to $84 per month

£85 to £109 per month

$110 to $129 per month

$130 to $169 per month

S170 to £214 per month

$215 to $274 per month

$275 to $324 per month

$325 to £374 per month

$375 and over per month

Paid on a weekly basis farms

Average hours worked per |»tsom per week. .

Average wage rato per person per week

Under $12 per week

$12 to S24 per week

$25 to $29 per week

$30 to $39 per week

£40 to $49 per week

$50 to $59 per week

$60 to £li'J per week

$70 to $79 per week

$80 to $89 per week

$90 and over per weuk

. . .dollars

- reporting
9 reporting

reportm?

- reporting

[HTSlinS

Paid on a daily basis farms

Average hours worked per person per day

Average wage rare per person per day

Under $4 per day farms

$4 per day farms

$5 per day farms

$6 per day farms

$7 per day farms

$8 per day farms

$9 per day farms

$10 per day farms

$11 per day - farms

$12 and over per day Tarms

Paid on an hourly basis farms

Average wage mto per person per hour

Under $0.45 per hour. farms

$0.45 to $0.54 per hour. farms

£0.55 to $0.64 per hour. farms

$0.65 to $0.74 per hour. farms

£0.75 to $0.H4 per hour farms

£0.85 to $0.99 per hour. farms

$1.00 to $1.14 per hour farms

£1.15 to $1.29 per hour farms

$1.30 to S1.44 per hour farms

£1.45 and over per hour farms

■ ri-jKiniri!'
s reporting

- reporting
a reporting

- reporti ne

reporting

■ reporting
■■ reporting

- reportinc

- reporting

reporting
, .dollars

reporting
reporting
reporting
report i nj;
n'|H,r!uiL'
reporting

reporting

. .dollars

ri'|Kirt!riL'

reporting

rv|*irtini'
report i n;;
reporting

report hil'

Paid on a piece-work basis farms reporting

persons

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration rarms reporting

persons
\verage earnings per person dollars

NA Not available.

1,921

5,773
1,044

DELAWARE

State Table 15.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954; AND BY TYPE OF

FARM, CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

j Figures on number or workers anil wage rates are for hired persons working the week preceding the enumeration. Data are based «n reports for only a sample or farms. Sot- text]

Type of farm— Continued

Livestock farms
Other than poultry
and dairy farms

and livestock

Hired workers far™ reportm.: .

persons .

1 hired worker farms reporting.

2 hired workers farms reporting.

3 or -1 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

1(J or more hired workers farms reporting.

Regular workers {to lie employed 15(1 or more days) farms reporting.

persons .

1 hired worker farms reporting.

2 hired workers farms reporting.

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers .farms reporting.

10 or more hired wnrk.Ts farms reporting.

Seasonal workers (to be employed less than 150 days) farms reporting.

persons . ,

1 hired worker farms reporting.,

2 hired workers farms reporting.

3 or i hired workers .farms reporting. ,

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. .

10 or more hired workers farms rcoortin-r. ,

Regular hired worki^s and no seasonal hired workers farms reporting . .

Both regular and seasonal hired workers farms reporting. ,

Seasonal hired worker-; and no regular hired workers . .farms reporting. ,

Paid on a monthly basis farms reporting. .

Average hours worked per person per month hours . .

Average wage rale per person per month dollars. ,

Under $50 per month farms reporting. .

$50 to $84 per month farms reporting. .

585 to $109 per month farms reporting. .

$110 to $129 per month farms reporting. .

$130 to $169 per month farm* reporting. .

$170 to $214 per month farm-, reporting . .

$215 to $274 per month fam.s rerorting. .

$275 to $324 per month farms reporting . .

$325 to $374 per month farms reporting..

$375 and over per month farms reporting. .

Paid on a weekly basis farms reporting..

persons . .

Average hours worked per person |>er week hours . .

Average wage rale per person per week dollars . .

Under $12 per week farms reporting. .

$12 to $24 dct week farms reporting. .

$25 to $29 per week farms reporting. ,

$30 to $39 per week farm- reportim:. .

$40 to $49 per week farms reporting. .

$50 to $59 per week farms reporting. .

$60 to $69 per week farms reporting. .

$70 to $79 per week farms reporting..

$80 to $89 per week farms reporting..

$90 and over per week farms reporting. .

Paid On a daily basis farms reporting..

Average hours worked per person ner day hours..

Average wage ran* per person per day dollars . .

Under $4 pet day farms reporting . .

54 per day farms reporting . .

$5 per day farms reporting. .

S6 per day farm- reporting . .

$7 per day farms reporting . .

$8 per day farms reporting. .

$9 per day farm- reporting. .

$10 per day farms reporting . .

$11 per day farms reporting. .

$12 and over per day farms reporting . .

Paid on an hourly basis farms reporting..

persons. .

Average wage rale f>er person per hour dollars . .

Under $0.45 per hour forms reporting..

$0.45 to 50.54 per hour farms reporting. .

50.55 to $0.64 per hour farms reporting..

$0.65 to $0.74 per hour farms reporting. .

$0.75 to $0.84 per hour farms reporting. .

50.85 to $0.99 per hour farms reporting. .

$1.00 to $1.14 per hour farms reporting..

$1.15 to $1.29 per hour farms reporting..

$L30 to $1.44 per hour farms reporting. .

$1.45 and over per hour farms reporting. .

Paid on a piece-work basis farms reporting..

persons . .

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration farms reporting. .

persons. .
Average earnings per person dollars . .

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 16.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954; AND BY SIZE OF FARM,

CENSUS OF 1959

[Figures on number of workers and wage rates are for hired persons working the week preceding the enumeration. Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and expranal

Total all farms

H ired workers farms reportint

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or mom hired workers .

Regular workers (to he employed 150 o

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired workers .

- report) n E
3 reporting
■ rcj-.Ttiric

- rr-porUni7
3 reporting

- reporting
persons

reporting

- reporting
i reporting

s reporting

* reporting

Paid on a monthly basis farms reporting

Seasonal workers (to be employed less than 150 days). ,

j 9 hired workers

or more hired workers .

Regular hired workers and no seasonal hired workers.
Both regular and seasonal hired workers

Seasonal hired workers and no regular hired workers .

Under S50 per month

$50 to $84 per month

$85 to $109 per month. ...
$110 to $129 per month. . .
$130 to $169 per month. . .
$170 to $214 per month. . .
$215 to $274 per month. . .
$275 to $324 per month. . .
$325 to $374 per montii. . .
$375 and over per month.

■ reporting

Paid on a weekly basis farms reporting

Average hours worked per person per week hours

Average wage rate per person per week dollars

Under $12 per week farms reporting

$12 to $24 per week farms reporting

$25 to $29 per week farms reporting

$30 to $39 per week farms reporting

$40 to $49 per week farms reportint;

$50 to $59 per week farms reporting

$60 to $69 per week farms reporting

$70 to $79 per week farms reporting

$80 to $89 per week farms reporting

$90 and over per week farms reporting

Paid on a daily basis farms reporting

persons

Average hours worked per person per day

Average wage rate per person per day

Under $4 per day farms

$4 per day farms

$5 per day farms

$6 per day farms

$7 per day farms

$8 per day. farms

) per day farms

$10 p

day..

$11 per day. .

ri'rmriini-

r.-i-cin,..

Paid Ofl an hourly basis farms reporting

persons

Average wage rate per person per hour dollars

Under $0.45 per hour farms reporting

3 $0.54 per hoi. farm-; reporting

d $0.64 per hour farms reporting

a $0.74 per hour farms reporting

i $0.H1 per hnur farms reporting

i $0.99 per hour farms reporting

j $1.14 per hour farm.- reporting

3 $1.29 per hour farms reporting

a $1.44 per hour farms reporting

nd over per hour farms reporting

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration farms repomm

Average earnings per person dollar;

NA Not available.

1,921
5,773
1,044

DELAWARE

State Table 16.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954; AND BY SIZE OF FARM,

CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

; Figures on number of workers and wage rale^ are for hired persons working the week preceding the enumeration. Data are (wised on reports Tor only a sample of forms. See text J

(For definitions and explat

Hired WOfkers farms reporting.

persons .

1 hired worker - - farms reporting..

2 hired «■<»■■ farms reporting .

.1 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 u> 9 hired workers *. .farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting.

Regular workers (to lie employed 151) or more days) farms reporting.

persons

1 hired worker farms reporting.

E hired workers farms reporting.

3 or 4 hired worker- . . . .farms reporting

5 to 9 hired worker*. farms reporting

10 or more hired workers farms reporting.

Seasonal worker-; (to be employed less than 150 days) farms reporting . .

persons .

1 hired worker farms reporting . ,

2 hired workers farms reporting.

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting. ,

Regular hired workers and no seasonal hired *orker= farms reporting.

Both regular and seasonal hired workers farms reporting.

Seasonal hired workers and no regular hired workers farms reporting. .

Paid Of! 3 monthly basis farms reporting .

persons .

Average hours worked per person per month hours .

\verage wage rate per person per north dollars .

Under S50 per month farms reporting.

$50 to $84 per month farms reporting ,

$85 to $109 per month farms reporting .

$110 to $129 per month farms report inc.

$130 to $169 per month farms reporting.

$170 to $214 per month farms reporting.

$215 to $274 per month farms reporting.

$275 to $324 per nonth farms reporting.

$325 to $374 per month farms reporting.

$375 and over per month farms reporting.

Paid on a weekly basis farms reporting.

persons.

Average hours worked per person per week hours .

Average wage rate per person per week dollars .

Under $12 per week farms reporting.

$12 to $24 per week farms reporting .

$25 to $29 per week fami.< reporting .

$30 toS39 per week farms reporting .

$40 to $49 per week farms reporting.

$50 to $59 per week farms reporting.

$60 to $69 per week farms reporting.

$70 to $79 per week farms reporting.

$60 to $69 per week farms reporting.

$90 and over per week farms reporting .

Paid on a daily basis farms reporting.,

persons .

Average hours worked per person per day hours .

\verage *age rate per person per day dollars .

Under $4 per day farms reporting .

$4 per day farms reporting.

$5 per day farms reporting .

$6 per day farms reporting.

$7 per day farms reporting.

$8 per day farms reporting.

$9 per day farms reporting.

$10 per day farms reporting.

$11 per day farms reporting.

$12 and over per day farms reporting.

Paid On an hourly basis farms reporting.

\verage wage rate per person per hour dollars .

Under $0,45 per hour fam.s reporting.

$0.45 to $0.54 per hour farms reporting.

S0.55 to $0.64 [K-t hour farms reporting.

$0.65 to $0.74 per hour farms reporting.

$0.75 to $0.84 per hour farms reporting .

$0.85 to $0.99 per hour farms repor

$1.00 to $1.14 per hour farms reporting.

$1.15 to $1.29 per hour farms reporting.

51.30 to $1.44 per hour farms repor

$1.45 and over per hour farms reporting.

Paid on a piecework basis farms reporting.

persons .

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration farms reporting.

persons .

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Economic class

Commercial farms

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number

Percent distribution percent

Land in farms acres

Percent distribution percent

Average size of farm acres

Value of land and buildings:

Averape per farm dollars

Averape per acre dollars

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reportinp

1 to 9 acres farms reportinp

10 to 19 acres farms reportinp

20 to 29 acres farms reporting

30 to 49 acres farms reporting

50 to 99 acres farms reportinp

100 to 190 acres farms reporting

200 to 499 acres farms reportinp

500 to 999 acres farms reporting

1,000 or more acres farms reportinp

Cropland used only for pasture farms reportinp

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting

Woodland pastured farms reportinp

Woodland not pastured farms reporting

Hther pasture (not cropland and not woodland) -farms reportinp

Improved pasture farms reporting

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting

Cropland used for grain or row crops
farmed on the contour farms reporting

Land in strip- cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reportinp

System of terraces nn crop and pasture land forms reporting

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age number

Under 25 years number

25 to 34 years number

35 to 44 years number

45 to 54 vears numher

55 to 64 years number

65 or more years number

Average age years

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting

1 to 99 days operators reporting

100 to 199 days operators reportinp

200 or more days operators reporti np

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural products sold operators reporting

Operators not working off their farms or not reporting

as to work off their farms operators reporting

With other members nf farmls workim; uff farm operators reporting

With income from sources other than farm operated . . operators reporting
With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number

10 to 49 acres number

50 to 69 acres number

70 to 99 acres number

100 to 139 acres number

140 to 179 acres number

180 to 219 acres number

220 to 259 acres number

260 to 499 acres number

500 to 999 acres number

1,000 to 1,999 acres number

2,000 or more acres number

See footnotes at end of table.

5,203
100.0
754,382
100.0
145.0

4,428

418,976
468

2,292

50,318
1,186
28,062

6,030

3,469

■ 182, 376

7,476

173

15,867

1,111
1,268
1,232

2,200
650
261

1,289
743

1,030

1,326

3,003

499

1,114

384

74.7

685,582

90.9

176.4

4,750

2,633

158,611

154,636
20.5
388.5

14.9

140,249

18.6

181.4

DELAWARE 29

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

fDala are based on reports for only a sample of farms. Soe text]

- and explanations, see text)

Economic class-Continued

Commercial farms -Continued

Part-retirement

FARMS, ACREAGE. AND VALUE
FatmS number .

Percent distribution percent.

Land in farms acres .

Percent distribution percent .

Average 9i*o of farm acres.

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm. , dollars.

Average per acre do! lars .

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting . .

1 to 9 acres farms reporting.

10 to 19 acres farms reporting. .

20 to 29 acres farms reporting . ,

30 to 49 acres farms reporting. .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting . .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting . ,

200 to 499 acres farms reporting..

500 to 999 acres farms reporting . .

1,000 or more acres farms reporting . .

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting. .

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting. .

Soil -improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting. .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting . .

Woodland pastured farms reporting . .

Woodland not pastured farms reporting. .

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting. .

Improved pasture farms reporting . .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting . .

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting . .

Cropland used for grain or row crops
farmed on the contour farms reporting . .

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting . .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting . .

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number . .

Under 25 years number . .

25 to 34 years number . .

35 to 44 years number . .

45 to 54 years number . .

55 to 64 years number . .

65 or more years number..

Average age years . .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting . .

1 to 99 days operators reporting . .

100 to 199 dayB operators reporting . .

200 or more days operators reporting . .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting . .

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off- farm work operators reporting. .

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural products sold operators reporting . .

Operators not working off their farms or not reporting

as to work off their farms operators reporting. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm operated . . operators reporting. .
With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting . .

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number. .

10 to 49 acres number . .

50 to 69 acres number . .

70 to 99 acres number . .

100 to 139 acres number..

140 to 179 acres number..

180 to 219 acres number . .

220 to 259 acres number . .

260 to 499 acres number . .

500 to 999 acres number . .

1,000 to 1 .999 acres number. .

2,000 or more acres number. .

See footnotes at end of table.

17.6

139,817

18.5

152.3

:::

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See lextj

Total
all

Econom

c class

Item

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

Commerc

«ir™»

Total

Class I

Class II

a ass m

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All farm operators:

3,143
1,310
644
131
60
240
33
50
130

3,003

1,265

624

140

45
20
5

980

106

1,532

728

140

274

1,396

1,776

1,903

1,898

2,006

843

856

320

362

3,518

5,309

4,262

9,442

4,041

8,259

1,829

1,164

653

189

206

4,016

8,122

125

137

1,098

1,183

4,630

5,995

4,937

4,572

3,353

980

994

106

1,850

3,981
169
933

615
318
268
50

1,076

2,633

752

1,680

416
188
83
49
16

4,664
277
262

2,112
1,140
534
106
60
220
33
45
70

2,077

1,110

529

35
30

980

39
106
8
1,532
728
140
274
80

1,620

1,742

1,787

1,895

807

820

315

357

2,888

4,619

3,281

8,067

3,175

7,174

1,159

989

633

189

205

3,155

7,043

119

131

818

893

3,489

4,553

3,713.

3,506

2,632

960

974

1,789

3,066
108
613
385
228
198
30

1,026

2,568

747

1,675

411
188
83
49
16

3,514
211
162

160

165

160
165
47

19
26

3
276
22

7
21
10

149

183

201

247
60
63
45
62

324
1,054

322
1,295

316
1,185

103
63
29
27
94

316
1,151
28
34
95

110

381
600
397
372
260
55
44
20
178

269
28
72
40
32
32

239

1,187

212

803

68
61
36
32
15

347
39
12

355
254
92
5
15
30
12
10
20

355
254

92
10

20
10

521

101
6
33
15

332
362
347
383
165
170
110
115
598
972
633
1,623
603
1,416
201
160
142
67
33
603
1,401
15
15
172
207

728
1,012
768
758
582
160
155
36
386

627
10

116
80
36
36

296
602
250
446

132
76
36
5

702
41
30

Cosh tenants number. ..

155
45

80
5

White farm operators:

Nonwhite farm operators:

FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM

330
150
15

20
5

117

25
5
470
245
21
85

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KTND OF ROAD

15
467

number...

508
512

517
281

number. ..

281

105

number.. .

120
813

1,099
843

2,101
803

1,881
225

o t/actora farms reporting

250
232

45
51

803

number...

1,871
10
10

215

220
912

1,142
968

95:

717
335

Farms by kind of road on which located:

355
15
548

787

150
110

40
25

2 or 3 miles farms report! ng . . .

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

persons...

Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting...

persons...
Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

308
465
188

279

140
36
1

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

927
31
25

DELAWARE 31

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Dill n wo based on roports for only n snraplo of farms. See toxtj

F\HMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OK OPERATOR

All farm operators:

Full owners . . . .number.

Port owners number.

Ail -.-iii' number,

Share-cash tenants number .

Crop-9hare tenants number .

Livestock- share tenants number.

Croppers number.

Other and unspecified tenants .number.

White farm operators:

Full owners number.

Part owners number.

All tenants . . , .number.

Croppers number.

Non while farm operators:

Full owners number.

Part owners number .

All tenants number.

Croppers number.

FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM

Cash-grain farms number.

Tobacco farms numher.

Cotton farms number.

Other field-crop farms number.

Vegetable farms number.

Fruit- and- nut farms number.

Poultry farms number.

Dai ry farms number .

Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms number.

General farms number .

Miscellaneous and unclassified farms number.

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KtND OF ROAD
Grain combines farms reporting.

number.
Com pickers farms reporting.

number.,
Pick-up balers .farms report ing. ,

number. ,
Field forage harvesters farms reporting. ,

number.,
Motortrucks farms reporting. ,

number.,
Tractors farms reporting.,

number . ,
Tractors other than garden farms reporting, ,

number.,

1 tractor farms reporting. .

2 tractors farms reporting. .

3 tractors , farms reporting. ,

4 tractors farms reoorti ng . ,

5 or moretractors farms reporting. .

Wheel tractors farms reporting..

Crawler tractors farms reporting. .

number. .
Garden tractors .farms reporting . .

number. .
Automooiles farms reporting. .

number..

Automobiles and or motortrucks /arms reporting..

Telephone farms reporting..

Home freezer farms reporting..

Milking machine farms reporting. .

Electric milk cooler farms reporting. .

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or otiier crops) farms reporting. .

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting. .

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporti ng . .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting. .

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting. .

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting..

1 or more miles to a hard surface road .farms reporting..

1 mile farms reporting..

2 or 3 miles farms reporting..

4 miles farms reporting. .

5 or more miles farms reporting . .

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hired workers . . ,. farms reporting. .

persons..

Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting. .

persons . .
Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting..

2 hired workers farms reporting. .

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting. .

5 to 9 hired workers .farms reporting. .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting..

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting. ,

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting. .

Operator" not reporting residence number. .

See footnotes at end of table.

Economic cliis.s-OontinuoH

?ial farms-Continued

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME

Economic class

Commercial farms

Dry materials,. . .
Liquid materials.

- reporting. .
5 reporting..

3,713
331,151

74,040
3,697

70,501

183

3,539

Dry materials..
Liquid material

s reporting. ,
s reporting. .

Other pasture (not cropland) .

Dry materials

Liquid materials

-■ ri-'fmrtinc. .
S reporting.,
s reporting.

Pry materials....

Liquid materials.
Wheat

Dry materials. .. .

Liquid materials.
Irish potatoes.

Dry materials. .. .

Liquid materials.

i reporting..
3 reporting.,

- reporting- ,
3 reporting. ,
5 reporting. ,

5 reporting..
9 reporting..
9 reporting. .

3,195

134,779

3,139

25,789

2,619

126,594
2,568

24,203

All

Dry materials. ..
Liquid materials

-. r.'|x.irlniL'. .
s reporting . ,
9 reporting. ,

rials used during the year. .

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the follow: ml' specified expenditures farms

Feed for livestock and poultJpy farms

Under S100 farms

S100 to $999 farms

$1,000 to S1.999 farms

S2.000 to $4,999 forms

$5,000 or more farms

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms

Under $1,000 farms

$1,000 to $2,499 forms

$2,500 to $4,999 farms

$5,000 to $9,999 farms

$10,000 or more farms

Machine hire farms

Under $200 farms

S200 to $999 forms

$1,000 or more farms

Hired tabor. farms

Under $200 farms

$200 to $499 farms

- -S500 to 5999 farms

$1,000 to $2,499 farms

$2,500 to $4,999 farms

$5,000 to $9,999 farms

$10,000 to $19,999 farms

$20,000 to $49,999 farms

$50,000 or more farms

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms

Under $100 farms

$100 to $499 farms

$500 to $999 farms

$1,000 or more farms

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms

Under $100 farms

$100 to $499 farms

$500 to $999 farms

$1,000 to $4,999 farms

$5,000 or more farms

See footnotes at end of table.

reporting. .
dollars..

reporting..

reporting. .
reporting.,
reporting.,
reporting. .
dollars..
re|«>rting. .
reporting. .
reporting. ,
ro(x>rting . .

reporting.,
reporting..
reporting. .
reporting. .

dollars.,
reporting. .
retorting. .
re-purling . .
reporting.,
reporting.,
reporting. ,
reporting.,
reporting. .
reporting..
reporting.,

dollars..
reporting. ,
reporting. ,
ri-'[n->rlinc.. .
reporting. .

reporting..
dollars.,

reporting.,
reporting. .

reporting . .

2,192

131,172

2,186

27,306

1,666
69,171
64,571

5,178
4,108

36,052,985

3,054

9,016,074

1,432

2,689

870,086

1,400

1,174

3,282

1,492,564

1,484

1,334

5,098

2,442,117

1,417

2,049

1,767
124,577
1,761
26,095
23
1,905
1,421
65,131

3,887

3,258

35,781,600

DELAWARE 33

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data ue based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

USE OF COSfMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fortiluor and fertilising

materials used during the year farms reporting, .

acres on which used..

Dry materials farms reporting . .

Liquid materials farms reporting ..

Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting . .

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Corn farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting . .

Liquid materials farms reporting . .

Wheat farms reporting..

Dry materials. farms reporting . .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Irish potatoes farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

All other crops , farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting . .

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Lime or liming materials used during the year farms reporting.. ,

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms reporting . .

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $100. farms reporting . .

$100 to $999 farms reporting . .

$1,000 to $1,999 farms reporting..

$2,000 to $4,999 farms reporting . .

$5,000 or more farms reporting . .

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting . .

dollars..

Under $1,000 farms reporting..

$1,000 to $2,499 farms reporting. .

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting . .

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting. .

$10,000 or more Farms reporting . .

Machine hire farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $200. farms reporting . .

$200 to $999 farms reporting . .

$1,000 or more farms reporting . .

Hired labor. farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under $200. farms reporting . .

$200 to $499 rams reporti ng . .

$500 to 5999 farms reporti ng . .

$1,000 to $2,499 Tarns reporting . .

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting . .

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting . .

$10,000 to $19,999 farms reporting . .

$20,000 to $49,999 farms reporting. .

$50,000 or more Tarns reporting . .

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting. .

dollars . .

Under $100 farms reporting . .

$100 to $499 farms reporting . .

$500 to $999 farms reporting . .

$1,000 or more, farms reporting. .

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel

and oil for the farm business farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $100 farms reporting. .

$100 to $499 farms reporting . .

$500 to $999 farms reporting . .

$1,000 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 or more, farms reporting..

See footnotes at end of table.

Economic class-Continued

Commercial farms-Continued

Part-retirement

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are baaed on reports for only a sample of farms. See textj

Commercial farms

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, dollars . .

average per farm, dollars..
All crops sold dollars . .

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollars . .

Vegetables sold dollars . .

Fruits and nuts sold dollars . .

Forest products and horticultural specialty products sold dollars..

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars . ,

Poultry and poultry products sold dollars . .

Dairy products sold dollars . .

Livestock and livestock products, other
than poultry and dairy, sold dollars . .

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and Calves farms reporting . .

number . .

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting..

number . .
Milk cows farms reporting . .

Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting. .

number. .
Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves farms reporting..

number..

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves—

1 head farms reporting . .

2 to 4 head farms reporting . .

5 to 9 head farms reporting . .

10 to 19 head. farms reporting . .

20 to 49 head farms reporting . .

50 to 99 head farms reporting . .

100 to 499 head farms reporting..

500 or more head. farms reporting..

Cows, including heifers that havo cidved-

1 head farms reporting . .

2 to 9 head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head farms reporting . .

20 to 29 head farms reporting . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting . .

50 to 74 head. farms reporting..

75 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 or more hoad forms reporting . .

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting. .

2 to 9 head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head farms reporting . .

20 to 29 head. farms reporting . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting..

75 to 09 head. farms reporting . .

100 or more head farms reporting . .

Horses and/or mules farms reporting..

number..
HogS and pigs farms reporting . .

Bom since June 1 farms reporting . .

number..
Born before June 1 farms reporting..

Sheep and lambs farms reporting . .

number..
Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting..

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting . .

Ewes farms reporting..

Rams and wethers farms reporting . .

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting..

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting. .

dollars..
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting . .

number..

dollars .
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting.,

dollars..
MUk and cream sold 1 farms reporting.,

dollars.
Chickens including broilers «old farms reporting.

dollars.
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting .

84,747,980

16,288

24,937,483

16,813,672

4,442,438
509,998

3,171,375
59,810,497
47,786,328

8,260,392

2,459
58,163

2,153
32,255

1,854
27,254

1,765
18,145

1,524

7,763

1,193
3,574
2,206

37,055
1,391

22,388
1,649

14,667

115

dollar

2,013
26,337
2,158,651
1,295
43,328
1,429,824

1,184

177,919,802

8,260,392

2,354

42,868,981

1,248

8,552,950

3,677,770

83,373,701

21,449

23,945,875

15,980,875

4,368,313
500,882

3,095,805
59,427,826
47,633,548

8,234,922

3,559,356

1,974
55,968

1,778
31,400

1,549
26,674

1,470
17,370

1,299

7,198

898
2,789
1,646

32,805
1,046

19,818
1,244

12,987

1,708

25,497

2,075,006

1,139

177,372,834

8,234,922

2,104

42,835,443

38,156,466
95,871
9,677,456
4,425,220
2,959,590
367,644
1,925,002
28,479,010
26,538,253
1,069,667

871,090

21,780,372

28,176

5,408,695

4,226,049

541,693

65,883

575,070

16,371,677

13,144,162

2,331,559

895,956

362
14,520

322
7,611

280
6,471

236

4,940

236

1,969

See footnotes at end of table.

DELAWARE 35

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

(Fordefinitior,- nn.tr

| Dnta urn hasod on reports for only a sample- of farms. See texlj

Commercial farm s— Con ti nued

Economic class—Continued

Part-retirement

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm products sold total, dollars

average per farm, dollars

All crops sold dollars

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold .. ..dollars

Vegetables sold dc

Fruits and nuts sold d<

Forest product* and horticultural specialty product-* sold di

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars..

Poultry and poultry products sold dc

Dairy products sold dc

Livestock and livestock products, other
than poultry and dairy, sold dc

LIVE-STOCK WDI.lU'STiX'K ri(<>|>KTS

Cattle and calves

Cows, including heifers

■ rcju'riirifz.

number .

s reporting .

6,715,809

7,316

3,002,848

2,618,298

234,540
5,052

144,958
3,712,961
1,516,077
1,552,961

643,923

2,031,392

3,727

1,250,868

1,136,396

47,045

2,067

65,340

780, 524

238,459

238,240

303,825

364,987
1,352
243,107
212,412
19,955

10,740
121,880
25,665
42,500

562,210
509,917
37,550
308
14,435
205,066
62,770
6,925

511,585
1,077
357,185
262,667
24,575
8,808
61,135
154,400
88,555

Heifers and heifer calves . .
Steers and bull* includinp s

Farms reporting by nun.ber on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms reporting. .

2 to 4 head. farms reporting. .

5 to 9 head. farms reporting . ,

10 to 19 head farms reporting . ,

20 to 49 head farms reporting.,

50 to f>9 head farms report i ng . ,

100 to 499 head farms reporting . ,

500 or more head farms reporting. .

Cows including heifers thai have calved—

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms report tug ■ .

10 to 19 head farms reporting.,

20 to 29 head farms reporting , ,

30 to 49 head farms report) ng . ,

50 to 74 head farms reporting.,

75 to 99 head farms reporting. ,

100 or more head farms reporting. ,

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting . ,

2 to 9 head farms reporting. .

10 to 19 head farms reporting. ,

20 to 29 head farms reporting . ,

30 to 49 head farms reporting . .

50 to 74 head. farms reporting. .

75 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 or more head farms reporting. ,

Horses and/or UlUleS farms reporting. .

number..

HOgS and pigS farms reporting . .

number . ,

Bom since June 1 farms reporting . ,

number..
Bom before June 1 farms reporting . ,

Sheep and lambs farms reporting..

number..
Lambs under I year old farms reporting. .

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporti ng . .

Ewes farms reporting. .

Hams and wethers farms reporting..

number . .

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting . .

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive , farms reporting . .

dollars . ,
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting. .

dollars . .
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting. .

number..

dollars..
Milk and cream solcr , farms reporting . .

pounds . .

dollars . .
Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting . .

dollars..
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting , .

dozens . .

■ t..riaj

See footnotes at end of ti

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

LIVESTOCK \ND LIVESTOCK PltODUCTS-Continue.

Economic class

Commercial farms

2 litters farms

9 litters farms

19 litters farms

o 3M litters farms

o 69 litters

3 November 30 farm

of IiIUts.
ri-imrtmt; .

reporting.

n>|Mirtin(_'.
ri'jxulin/T. ■

sPEanED chops harvested

Corn for all purposes farms reporting.,

Under 11 acres farms reporting.,

11 to 24 acres farms reportin

25 lo 49 acres. farms reporting.,

50 to 74 acres farms reporting. ,

75 to 99 acres farms reporting.,

100 or more acres Tanns reporting.

Harvested for grain farms reporting.,

bushels,

Sales • farms reporting. .

bushel s . ,

Wheat harvested farms reporting.

bushels.

Sales farms reporting.

bushels .
Barley harvested farms reporting.

bushels .
Sales farms reporting.

bushels .
Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting.

bushels.

Hay crops :

Land from which hay was cut acres.

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting.

SaleB farms reporting.

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting .

Sales farms reporting.

Other hay cut farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting.

tons, green weight.

Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting.

bushels .

Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting.

Sales dollars.

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting —

Apples 3 farms reporting..

Trees of all ages number..

Trees not of bearing age number. .

Trees of bearing age number..

Quantity harvested bushels. .

165

320

3,748

147,167

7,173,292

2,942

5,124,674

1,091

25,001

649,512

1,036

607,815

772

273,566

2,967
136, 513

1,127
20, 155
32,154

165

314

2,932

136,982

6,782,162

2,371

4,869,244

1,046

24,676

643,542

1,011

604,385

712

379

269,666

2,332

125,768

2,968,297

96,472
34,942
61,530
273,665

96,342
34,892
61,450
273,665

33,737

9,882

23,855

216,790

i and butterfat sold.

include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

DELAWARE

State Table V,

-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

| Plain are basocl on reports for only ft sample of farm-*. See l"x[ |

-Continued

Commercial farm a- Continued

Economic clasa-Continued

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-ConUnued
Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to

November 30, 1959 farms reporting .

number or littera.

1 or ? litters farms renortinp.

3 to 9 litters farms reporting. .

tO to 19 ■■!■.■■ farms reporting. .

20 to 1ft litters farms reporting. .

40 to fi9 litters farms reporting. .

70 or more litters farms reporting. .

June 2 to November 30 farms reportine. .

number of litters..

December 1 to June 1 farms reporting . .

number of litters..

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Com for all purposes farms reporting. .

Under 11 acres farms reporting..

11 to 24 acres farms reporting..

25 to 49 acres farms reportine. .

SO to 74 acres farms reporting. .

7 S to 99 acres farms reporting..

100 or more acres farms reporting. .

Harvested for grain farms reporting..

bushels..

Sales farms reporting . .

bushets,.

Wheat harvested farms reporting. . .

bushels . . .

Sales farms reporting...

bushels

Barley harvested farms reporting . . .

bushels . . .

Sales farms reporting...

bushels

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting. . .

bushels. . .

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting. . .

Sales farms reporting . . .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting . . .

Sales farms reporting . . .

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting . . .

Sales farms reporting

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting. . .

Sales . farms reporting

Other hay cut farms reporting. . .

Sales farms reporting . . .

Grass silage made from grasseB, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains f arms reporting . . .

tons, green weight...

Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting . . .

bushels . . .

Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting. . .

Sales dollars...

Land in bearing and nonhealing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting. . .

Apples farms reporting . . .

Trees of all ages number...

Trees not of bearing age number...

Trees of bearing age number . . .

Quantity harvested bushels . . .

State Table 18.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY
ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959
Part 1 of 6.— Cash-grain farms

b based on reports for only a

b of farms. See t

(Far definitions and explai

* text)

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

F3fmS number . -.

Percent distribution percent,.

Land in fatms acres . .

Percent distribution percent,.

Average size of farm acres..

Value ol land and buildings:

Average per farm dollars . .

Average per acre dollars , ,

Land in fatms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting . .

1 to 9 acres farms reporting. .

10 to 19 acres farms repotting . .

20 to 29 acres farms reporting..

30 to 49 acres farms reporting.,

50 to 99 acres farms reporting . .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting . .

200 to 499 acres farms reporting. .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting. .

1,000 or more acres farms reporting . ,

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting..

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting. .

Soil- improvement grasses ami legumes farms reporting . .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting..

Woodland pastured farms reporting. .

Woodland not pastured farms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting . .

Improved pasture farms reporting . .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting..

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting. .

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on the contour farms reporting. .

Land in strip-cropping systems Tor
soil-erosion control farms reporting. .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting..

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number . .

Under 25 years » number . .

25 to 14 years * number..

35 to 44 years number. .

45 to 54 years number . .

55 to 64 years number..

65 or more years number..

Average age years..

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting..

1 to 99 days operators reporti ng . .

100 to 199 days operators reporting..

200 or more days operators reporting . .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting..

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural products sold operators reporting . .

Operators not working off thr-ir farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting..

With income from sources other than

farm operated operators reporting . .

With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting. .

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number . .

10 to 49 acres number . .

50 to 69 acres number.,

70 to 99 acres number..

140 to 179 acres number . ,

180 to 219 acres number.,

220 to 259 acres number .

260 to 499 acres number.

500 to 999 acres number.

1,000 to 1,999 acres number..

2,000 or more acres number .

See footnotes at end of table.

3,887
85,582

100.0

216,504

100.0

220.9

38,340

25
1,310

18,169

8.4

1.297.8

1,147-

1,140

11.9

A3, 175

19.9

369.0

31.8

66,907
30.9

33.2

42,340
19.6
130.3

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 1 of 6.— Cash-grain farms

| Data ar« hrmoH on reports for only u sample of forms. Sop text j

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All farm operators:

Cash tenants

Share-tnsh tenants
Crop-share tenants

Lives lock- share tenant;

Cropper*

Other and unspecified t

..number
..unrulier

White farm operators:

Full owners number.,

Part owners' number .

All tenants number..

Cropper^ number.

Nonwhite farm operators:

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines farms reporting

number
Cern pickers. farms reporting

Field forage harve;

,. farms reporting

Motortrucks farms reporting

Tractors farms reporting

number

Tractors other than parden farms reporting

number

1 tractor farms <•■■- rtm ■■

2 tractors farms reporting

3 trecUcs farms reporting

4 tractors farms reporting

5 or more trartors farms reporting

Wheel tractors farms rcnorfjng

number

Crawler tractors. farms report inc.

nun.ber
Garden tractors farms reporting

Automobiles farms ret* ■• ■ ■ ■

Automobiles and/or motortnicks farms reporting

Telephone farms reporting

Home freezer farms reporting

Milking machine. farms reporting

Electric milk cooler farms reporting

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting . .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting.

Dirt or unimproved. farms reporting.,

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface mad farms reporting. ,

1 or more miles to a hard surface road. farms reporting.

1 mile farms reporting , ,

2 or 3 miles farms reporting..

4 miles farms reporting.

5 or more miles farms reporting.

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting . .

2 hired workers farms reporting . ,

3 or 4 lured workers farms reporting.,

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting .

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting..

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting. .

Operators not reporting residence number..

1,620
1,742
1,767

1,895

4,619

3,281
8,067
3,175
7,174
1,159
989
633

3,439
4,553
3,711

40 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 1 of 6.-Cash-grain farms

|Data are based on reports far only ;i sample of farms. See text ]

(Fc

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer anil fertilizing

Dry materials farms reporting . .

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Nay and cropland pasture ...farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Other pasture (nal cropland) farms reporting. .

Dry malcnals farms re|(orting..

Com farms reporting. .

Dry materials farms reporting..

Wheat farms reporting..

Pry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Irish potatoes farms, reporting. .

Dry materials forms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

All other crops firms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Lime or liming materials used during the year farms reporting..

acres limed..

SPECIFIED FAKM EXPENDITURES

Any of the follow me specified expenditures farms reporting..

Feed for livestock and poultry fnm- reporting..

Under $100 farms reporting..

$100 to $999 farms reporting..

$1,000 to $1,999 farms reporting..

$2,000 to $4,933 farm- reporting,,

$5,000 or more farms reporting. .

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under ?1 ,000 farm;, reportinp. .

$1,000 to $0,499 famw reportinp..

S2.500 to $4,999 farms reporting. .

$5,000 to 59,999 farms reporting..

$10,000 or more farms reporting. .

Machine hire farm- reporting. .

Under 5200 farms reporting . .

$200 to $999 farms reporting. .

$1,000 or more farma retorting..

Hired labor farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under $200 farms reporting..

$200 to $499 firms reporting . .

$500 to $999 forms reporting..

51,000 to $2,499 farms reporting..

52,500 to $-1,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 to $9,999 forms reportinp..

$10,000 to $19,999 farms reporting. .

$20,000 to M9.999 farms reporting. .

550,000 or more farms reporting..

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $100 f an.is reportinp . .

•M00 to $499 farms reporting..

$000 to $999 farms reportinp. .

$1,000 or more farms reporting.,

Gasoline onri other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting. .

Under $100 farms reporting..

5100 to $199 farms reporting. ,

5500 to $999 farms reporting. .

51,000 to $1,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 or more farms rc^ortm-. .

d of table.

2,952
314,956

70,980
2,936

2,619

126, 594
2,568

24,203

1,767

124,577

1,761

26,095

1,421

65,131
61,671

3,887

3,258

35,781,600

DELAWARE 41

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 1 of 6.-Cash-grain farms

I lata are based nn report.* fnr only a sample of farms. Sou text]

ESTTMATED VALUE OF PRODI V.TS SOLD BV SOURCE

AM (ami products sold total, <l«

average por farm, (it

All crops sold lol

Field (Tops, other than vegolablos and fonts and nuts, sold..

■cbd.L

-.1.1. .

Knot- and nuts sold (lol

Forest product- ami h((rtirul(urnl specialty products sold lol

All livestock and liveslock products sold dol

Poultry and poultry proiuots sold

Dairy products sold

Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollal

LrvFSTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and Calves farms reporting

Cows, including heifers I

calved farms reporting

Milk cows farms reporting

number

Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting

Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves farms reporting

number

Farms reportmp by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms rop(tf1ing

2 to 4 head farms reporting

10 to 19 head farms reporting

20 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 99 head farms retorting

100 to 499 head farms reporting

500 or more head Tarnis reporting

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting

2 to 9 head farms reporting

10 to 19 head farms rep. rung

20 to 29 head farms retorting

30 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 74 head farms reporting

75 to 99 head farms reporting

100 or more head farms reporting

1 head farms reporting

2 to 9 head farms reporting

10 to 19 head farms reporting.

20 to 29 head farm- reporting

30 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 74 head farms reputing

75 to 99 head farms reporting,

100 or more bead farms repeating

Horses and/Of mules. farms repeating

HogS and pigS farms reporting

Born since Jane 1 farms reporting

Bom before June 1 farms reporting

Sheep and lambS farms reporting

number
Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting

number
Ewes farms reporting

number
Rams and wethers farms reporting

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold abve farms reporting

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting

dollars
Milk and cream sold * farms reporting

dollars
Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting

Chicken eggs sold farms reporting

83,373,701

21,449

23,945,875

15,9

1,875

,368,313
500,882
3,095,805
59,427,826
47,633,548
8,234,922

3,559,356

1,974
55,968

1,778
31,400

1,549
26,674

1,470
17,370

1,299

7,198

1,708

25,497

2,075,006

1,139

177,372,334

8,234,922

2,104

42,835,443

8,491,215

8,665

7,105,237

6,675,289

375,729

709

53,510

1,385,978

258,627

dollai

175,004

187

185,625

79,819

781,200
55,800
608,841
555,390
53,451

172,359
32,151
24,000

2,095,120

31,270

1,660,502

1,549,604

98,478

12,420
434,618
139,044

28,000

2,814

1,157

I . 153,1 -.1

16,698

1,619,475

1,496,620

118,855

4,000
334,166
17,282
138,370

,'..'"(., Mi,

7,328

1,962,135

1,860,409

78,200

23,490

324,251

47,996

105,185

7,400

15,057

141

1,175

1,038

41,785

109,865

1,113

1,265

36,729

41,745

1,184,983

3,646

1,078,861

1,042,493

22,095

673

13,600

106,127

16,362

23,125

See footnotes at end of table.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 1 of 6.-Cash-grain farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See texlT]

LIVESTOCK AND LP/ESTOCK PRODUCTS-Continucd

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959.. ..farms reporting...

number of litters...

1 or 2 litters farms reporting . . .

3 to 9 litters farms reporting...

10 to 19 1. tiers farms reporting.. .

20 to 39 Liters fanns reporting . . .

40 to 69 litters farms reporting . .

70 or more litters farms reporting. . .

June 2 to November 30 farms reporting . . ,

number of litters...
December 1 to June 1 farms reporting . . .

number of litters..,

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Com for all purposes farms reporting...

Under 11 acres farms reporting . . ,

11 to 24 acres farms reporting . .

25 to 49 acres farms reporting. .

50 to 74 acres farm* reporting . .

75 to 99 acres farms reporting. .

100 or more acres Farms reporti ng . .

Harvested for grain farms reportins..

bushels. .

Sales farms reporting. .

bushels . .

Wheat harvested farms reporting - . -

bushels . . .

Sales farms reporting. . .

bushels. . .

Barley harvested farms reporting

bushels . . .

Sales farms reporting. . .

bushels. . .

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting..

bushels. .

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres. .

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting. .

Sales farms reporting . .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting..

Sales. . . .* farms reporting. .

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting. .

Sales farms reporting. .

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting. .

Sales farms reporting. .

Other hay cut farms reporting. .

Sales farms reporting. .

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting. .

tons, green weight..

Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting. .

bushels. .

Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting..

Sales dollars . ,

Land in bearing and noribeaxing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

165

314

2,932

136,982

6,782,162

2,371

4,869,244

1,046
24,676
643,542

1,011
604,385

712

2,332

125,768
2,968,297

Z Reported in small fractions. 1 Includes milk equivalent of ■

it include data for farms with less than 20 trees and grapevines .

i and butterfat sold.

2 Dces not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS
ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959
Part 2 of 6.-Other field-crop farms

BY TYPE OF FARM BY

d dii reports for Only a sample" nf farms. See text j

Item

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

FARMS, ACRKACE, AND VALUE

Farms number . i

Pi-r.-.-nt distribution percent. ,

Land m farms acres. ,

Percent distribution percent.,

Average size of farm acres. <

Value of land and buildings

\\ erage per acre dol I ars . .

Land m farms according to use:
Cropland harvested farms reporting..

1 to 9 acres farms reporting..

10 to 19 acres farms reporting..

20 to 29 acres farms reporting..

30 to 49 acres farms reporting..

50 to 99 acres 'arms reporting..

100 to 199 acres farms reporting..

200 to 499 acres (arms reporting. .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting..

1,000 or more acres farms reporting. .

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting..

Cropland not harwsu-d and not pasture) farms reporting. .

Soil- improvement grasses anil legumes farms reporting. .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting . .

Woodland pastured farms reporting. .

Woodland not pastured farms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting . .

Improved pasture farms reporting. .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting..

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops Tanns reporting..

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on the contour farms reporting. . ,

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting. . .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting. . .

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number . . .

Under 25 years number . . .

25 to 34 years number . . .

35 to 44 years number. . .

45 to 54 years number . . .

55 to 64 years number...

65 or more years number. . .

Average age years . . .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting. . .

1 to 99 days operators reporting. ..

100 to 199 days operators reporting...

200 or more days operators reporting.. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. . .

With income from sources other than farm

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural products sold operators reporting.. .

Operators not working off their Tamis or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting . . .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting . . .

With income from sources other than

farm operated operators reporting. ..

With other income of family exceeding value

of agricultural products sold operators reporting. ..

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number . . .

10 to 49 acres number . . .

50 to 69 acres number...

70 to 99 acres number . . .

100 to 139 acres number...

140 to 179 acres number . . .

180 to 219 acres , ... number. ,.

220 to 259 acres number . . .

260 to 499 acres number. ..

1,000 to 1,999 acres .number . . .

2,000 or more acres number...

See footnotes at end of table.

3,887
685,582

4,750

2,633

158, 611

37
4,575

25
3,198

48.7
6,442

65.2
339.1

51.3
3,445

34.8
172.3

44 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 2 of 6.-Other field-crop farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All farm operators:

Full owners number . . ,

Part owners number.,.

All tenants number. . .

Cash tenants number. . .

Share-cash tenants number. . .

Crop-share tenants number., ,

Livestock-share tenants number . . .

Croppers number..,

Other and unspecified tenants number. . ,

White farm operators:

Full owners number . . .

Part owners number . . .

All tenants number . . ,

Croppers number. .,

Nonwhite farm operators:

Full owners number. . .

Part owners number. .

All tenants number. . .

Croppers • number , . ,

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines farms reporting . . ,

Com pickers farms reporting. . .

Pick-up balers farms reporting..

number. ..

Field forage harvesters farms reporting. .

Motortrucks farms reporting. ■

number..

Tractors farms reporting. .

Tractors other than garden farms reporting..

1 tractor firm-, reporting . .

2 tractors farms reporting. .

3 tractors farms reporting. .

4 tractors farms reporting. .

5 or more tractors rarm» reporting. •

Wheel track*-* farms ronorUn". .

Crawler tractors farms reporting. .

Garden tractors farms reporting. .

Automobiles farm* reporting..

\utomobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting. .

Telephone farms reporting..

Home freezer farms reporting. .

Milking machine farms reporting. .

Electric milk cooler farms reporting..

Crop drier (for grain, fnrapc, or other crops) farms reporting. .

Power -opera ted elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting. .

Farms by kind of toad on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting. .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting..

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting..

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 mile farms reporting . .

2 or 3 miles farms reporting. .

4 miles farms reporting..

5 or more mites farms reporting..

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hired workers farms reporting . .

persons . .

Regular hirtil workers (i.'niplnyed 150 or more days) farms reporting. .

persons . .

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker .farms reporting. .

2 hired workers farms reporting..

3 or I hired workers farms reporting. .

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting..

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting . .

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting. .

Operators not reporting residence number..

See footnotes at end of table.

1,620
1,742
1,787
1,895

3,281

8,067
3,175
7,174
1,159
989
633

3,489
4,553
3,711

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 2 of 6.-Other field-crop farms

| Data lire haxtxl on reports for only a sumple of farms Sop text j

HSK. OKCUMMI K'i IM I I Kill l/HE WD I IMK

■ n-[**lini_'.

2,952
314,956
70,980
2,936
67,454
177
3,526

Other pasture (not cropland) .

Liquid materials

Dry materials

- refxirtinn.

2,619

126, 594

2,568

24, 203

Dry materials...
Liquid materials

- r. >p. >rl i ri» .
i reporting..

Irish potatoes.

Liquid n

n.v ropoflirij;. .

n.- reporting.

All other crops

Dry materials. .. .

Liquid materials .

- n-pcrtir.f.',.

1,767

124, 577

1,761

26,095

1 I M'l.M'IH KI-

Under$100

$100 to $999

51,000 to 51,999

$2,000 to S4, 999

55,000 or more ,

Purchase of livestock and :- ul <

51,000 to 52,499 .
52,500 to «4,999 .
$5,000 to 59,999 .
$10,000 or more..

Under 5200 . . .
$200 to $999. .
$1,000 or more

Under 5200

$200 to £409

S500 to 5999

51,000 to 52,499...
52,500 to 54, 999...
$5,000 to $9,999 . . .
510,000 to $19,999 .
$20,000 to $49,999 .

550,000 or more

Seeds, bulbs, plam.s, a

Under <M 00

M00 to $4 99

$500 to $999

$1,000 or more

ri'piirtir^-.

9 reporting.

dollars .

9 reporUng. ,
dollai

r.-|. rl — i'.

=. reporting.,

- r.-|mf! ".;■ ,

= reporting.,
^ reporting. .

1,421
65,131

61,671

3,887
3,258

35,781,600

and oil for the farm

Under jlOO

5100 to $499

S500 to $109

51,000 to 54,999 .
55,000 or more...

46 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 2 of 6. -Other field-crop farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, dollars.".

average per farm, dollars . .
All crops sold dollars . .

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold. . .. .dollars..

Vegetables sold dollars . .

Fruits and nuts sold dollars . .

Forest products and horticultural -.|n'( i?iU\ products sold dollars..

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars..

Poultry and poultry products sold dollars..

Dairy products sold dollars . .

Livestock and livestock products,

other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars..

LIVESTOCK AND LD/ESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves farms reporting. .

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting..

Milk cows farms reporting . .

Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting..

Steers and bulls including steer and hull calves farms reporting. .

number..

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and cnlves-

1 head Tarns reporting. .

'2 to 4 head - farms reporting..

5 to 9 head farm- reporting. .

10 to 19 head farms reporting . .

20 to 49 head farms rcportir.fi..

50 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 to 499 head farms reporting..

500 or more head farms reportine;. .

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting. .

10 to 19 head farm- reporting. .

20 to 29 head farm-- reporting. .

50 to 74 head farms reporting. .

100 or more head farms reporting . .

Milk 00W8-

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 head fami- reporting . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting . .

75 to 99 head forms reporting..

100 or more head farms reporting. ,

HOfSeS and/or mules farms reporting..

number . ,
HogS and pigS farms reporting.,

Bom since June I farms reporting . ,

Born before June 1 forms reporting . ,

Sheep and lambS farms reporting..

Lambs under 1 vcar old farms reporting . ,

number..
Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting..

Ewes farms reporting.,

number..
Rams and wothers farms reporting . ,

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting.,

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting. ,

number.,

dollars.,
Bogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting. ,

dollars..

Sheep and lambs sold olive >.. .farms reporting.,

number.,

Milk and cream soltr farms reporting. ,

pounds
dollars.

Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting.

dollars.,

Chicken eggs sold farms reporting.

'..

83,373,701
21,449

23,945,875

3,095,805
59,427,826
47,633,548

8,234,922

1,974
55,968

1,778
31,400

1,549
26,674

1,470
17,370
1,299
7,198

2,789

1,646
32,805

1,046
19,818

1,244
12,987

1,708

25,497

2,075,006

1,139

177,372,834

8,234,922

2,104

42,335,443

2,325,570

59,630

2,282,256

2,053,876

209, 530

18,850

1,788,000

94, 105

1,777,186

1,590,431

183,855

2,900

10,814

537, 570
26,879
505,070
463,445
25,675
15,950

32,500

See footnotes at end of table.

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 2 of 6.-Other field-crop farms

[Data we billed on reports for only a wiimple of farms. See text]

LIVESTOCK AND LIVEST(KT\ PKODHCTS-Conlmuod

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959. . . .farms reporting

number of IiII'.ts

10 b

•-. n'1-.irlLiii'

s report inj:
farms reportine

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Com for all purposes farms reporting.

- ivptTlinj;

■; repotting.
* reporting.

- reporting .

Harvested for pra'" -

Wheat harvested farms reporting. .

bushels. .

Sales farms report ing . .

bushels. .

Barley harvested farms reporting. .

bushels. .

Sales farms reporting. .

bushels. .

harvested for beans farms reporting. ,

bushels. .

■e porting.

Sales farms reporting.

spedeza cut for hay farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

Other hay cut farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

falfa,

....farms reporting.

tons, green weight..

T^tTid in bearing and ncmbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

1 Includes milk equivalent of cream and butterfat sold.
less than 20 trees and grapevines.

165

314

2,932

136,982

6,782,162

2,371

4,869,244

1,046
24,676
643,542

1,011
604,385

712

2,332

125,768

2,968,297

8,625

6,712

5,500

2 Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

-'Does not Include data for farms with

48 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

Part 3 of 6.-Poultry farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text j

- find explai

XL)

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number . -.

Percent di-lribulion percent..

Land in (arms acres . .

Percent dir-tri button percent. .

Average size of farm acres . .

Value ot land and buildings:

Average per farm dollars . .

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting . .

1 to 9 acres farms reporting. .

10 to 19 acres farms reporting. .

20 to 29 acres farm- report inc..

30 to 49 acres farms reporting. .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting. .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting . .

200 to 499 acres farms reporting. .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting..

1,000 or more acres farms reporting. .

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting..

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting. .

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting..

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting, .

Woodland pastured farms reporting..

Woodland not pastured farms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting . .

Improved pasture farms reporting. .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting..

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting..

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on the contour farms reporting . .

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting . .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting . .

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number . .

Under 25 years number . .

35 to 44 years number . .

45 to 54 years number..

55 to 64 years number . .

65 or more years number..

Average age years . .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting . .

1 to 99 days operators reporting. .

100 to 199 days operators reporting..

200 or more days operators reporting..

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting.,

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting . ,

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural pre ducts sold operators reporting.,

Operators not working off t; >ir farms . ■ not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting..

With other members of family working off Farm operators reporting .

With income from sourcos other than

farm operated operators reporting .

With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting .

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number.

10 to49 acres number .

50 to 69 acres number .

70 to 99 acres number .

100 to 139 acres number.

140 to 179 acres number.

180 to 219 acres . . , l number.

220 to 259 acres number. . .

260 to 499 acres number

500 to 999 acres number

1,000 to 1,999 acres - • • .number

2,000 or more acres number. . .

See footnotes at end of table.

685,582
176.4

4,750

2,633

158,611

1,532
100.0

U5,067
100.0

94.7

18.0

59,000
40.7

34.0

48,687

33.6

30.7

13.4

26,245

8,625

18.1

5.9

55.8

42.1

17,864

14,243

298.98

314.89

DELAWARE 49

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 3 of 6.-Poultry farms

(For definitions and ox pi m

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE. OF OPERATOR

All farm operators:

.num(wr.
.nun-I.er.

Lsert on reports for only u sample Df fnmi^. See LOXl

Other ami unspecified ?en»

Full owners

Part owners

All tenants

Nonwhite farm operators:

Full owners

Part owners

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES WD KIND OF ROAD

Com pickers. ,
Pick-up baler?

Field forage h

Motortrucks. . .

number.,
; reporting..

1,620
1,7*2

1,787
1,895

s other than gardei

Wneel tractors .. .
Crawler trartors. .
Garden tractors

- report in,-.
S reporting.

inns reporting.,
imis reporting.!
irn.-. reporting.,
irm- reporting.,

n. s reporting. ,
r..s reporting.,

8,067
3,175
7,17*
1,159

1,118
2,037
1,023
1,720

.utumobile'

.i . ■< motortrucks .

Telephone

Home freezer

Milking machine

Flectrir milk cooler .

9 re|KirtiniT.
■t reporting.
* report i n/j.
' reporting.

3,489

4,553
3,711

1,405
1,708
1,532

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface

Gravel, shell, or shale

Dirt or unimproved

Less than I mile to a hard surface n

i hard surface road. .

s reporting. .
s reporting ..
s reporting,,

i reporune . ,
s reporti ng . .

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

b days) farms reporting.

Farms reporting by number of repular hired workers:

KESIDF.M-r OF I \UM OPERATOR

= reporti n p.
* reporting .
s reporting.

Residing on farm operated operators reporti ng . ,

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting.,

Operators not reporting residence number.,

50 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 3 of 6.— Poultry farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text |

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

....farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting.,

Dry matt-rials farms reportinc. .

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Corn farms reporting .

Dry materials farms reporting.

Wheat farms reporting .

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Irish potatoes farms rcportints.

Dry materials farms reporting.,

Liquid materials farms repot

All other crops farms reporting. ,

Dry materials farms rerw

Liquid materials fam.s repot

r lir.i

- II.MHl d

porting.,

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms reporting.

Feed for livestock and poultrv farms reporting.

dol

Under $100 farms reporting..

S100 to $999 farms reporting. .

$1,000 to $1,999 f nrms reportinfi. ,

$2,000 to S4.999 farms reporting.

$5,000 or more farms reporting.

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting.

Under $1,000 farms reporting. ,

51,000 to $2,499 fnm:s reporting. ,

S2,5Q0 to $4,999 farms reporting. ,

$5,000 to S9,9fJ9 farms renorting..

$10,000 or more farms reporting.

Machine hire farms reporting.

dollars.

Under $200 farms reporting .

$200 lo 5999 farms reporting.

51,000 or more farma reportinc..

Hired labor .*. farms reporting..

dollars.

Under $200 farms reporting..

$200 lo $499 firms rcportin

$500 to $999 farms reporting..

51,000 to $2,499 farms reporting..

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting.

."5,000 to 59,999 farms reportin

$10,000 to $19,999 farms reporting. ,

$20,000 to $49,999 farms reporting. ,

$50,000 or more farms reporting .

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting.

dollars.

Under 5100 farms reporting.

=vl00 t,< $499 farms reporting..

5500 Ui ^999 farms reporting . ,

$1,000 or more farms reporting.

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the fann business farms reporting..

Under $100 farms reporting.,

5100 to 5-191 farms reeoi

$500 to $099 farms reporting.

SI ,000 to $1,999 farms reporting,

$5,000 or more farms reporli ng

See footnotes at end of table.

2,619

126, 594

2,568

24,203

1,767

124,577

1,761

26,095

1,421
65,131

61,671

3,887

3,258
35,781,600

1,532

1,532
32,127,745

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 3 of 6.-Poultry farms

|Dala art> ha.Hed on roporLn for only a "ample of farms. Soe text]

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS S(11,D BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, dollars

nvernge nor farm, dollars

All crops sold dollars

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollars

Vegetables sold dollars

Fruits and nuus sold dollnrs

Forest products anil horticultural sois'iully |iewlin-ls sold dollnrs

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars

Poultry and poultry [inducts sold dollars

Dairy products sold dollars

Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars

Livestock and uvestock products

Cattle and Calves farms reporting

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting

number.
Milk cows farms reporting .

Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting

Steers and bulls including steer and liull calves farms rejiorting.

Cattle and calves-

1 head fam ■- reporting.

5 to 9 head farms reporting.

10 to 19 head farms reporting .

20 to 49 head farms reporting.

50 to 99 head farm- reporting.

100 to 499 head lam- reporting.

500 or more head farms reporting.

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

2 to 9 head farms reporting.

10 to 19 head farms reporting .

20 to 29 head farms reporting .

30 to 49 head farms reporting.

50 to 74 head farms reporting.

75 to 99 head farms reporting.

100 or more head farms repining.

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting

2 to 9 head farms reporting

10 to 19 head farms reporting

20 to 29 head farms reporting

30 to 49 head farms reporting .

50 to 74 head farms report ing

75 to 99 head farms reporting

100 or more head farms reporting

Horses and/0! muies. farms reporting

number
HOgS and pigS farms reporting

Bom since June 1 farms reporting.

Bom before June 1 farms report ing

Sheep and lambs farms reporting

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting

Ewes farms reporting .

Rams and wethers farms reporting .

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold abve farms reporting

dollars
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting

Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting

Milk and cream sold farms reporting.

dollars.
Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting.

dc
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting.

dollai

83,373,701

21,449

23,945,875

15,980,875

4,368,313
500,882

3,095,805
59,427,826
47, 633, 548

8,234,922

3,559,356

1,974
55,968

1,778
31,400

1,549
26,674

1,470
17,370
1,299
7,198

2,789

1,646
32,805

1,046
19,818

1,244
12,987

3,911

46,932

1,139

177,372,834

8,234,922

2,104

42,835,443

50,531,737

32,984

3,759,840

3,470,696

168,824

62,341

57,979

46,771,897

45,999,762

249,620

522,515

. 181,58

249,620

1,522

41,965,554

27,662,804

100,228

1,349,419

1,243,245

37,274

58,671

10,229

26,313,385

25,957,784

135,150

220,451

14,366,200

1,437,581

1,342,698

65,515

218

29,150

12,928,619

12,667,965

69,320

6,763,021

14,389

767,834

704,010

45,035

189

18,600

5,995,187

5,887,977

35,310

7,448
194,873
170,683
21,000

3,190

1,332,000

1,288,595

9,840

.'I !.!.'! I

3,847
10,133
10,060

See footnotes at end of table.

52 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 3 of 6.-Poultry farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Continued

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959. . . .farms reportin

s reporting

ri'[»irtini;
> reporting

reporting

1 or 2 Utters.,
3 to 9 litters..
10 to 19 litter!
20 to 39 I HUT

40 to 69 litters

70 or more litters....
June 2 to November 30 .

IVi-i'mhiT 1 to Juno 1. . .

number of li

farms reporting

number of litters

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting

Under 11 acres

11 to 24 acres

25 to 49 acres

50 to 74 acres

75 to 99 acres

100 or mon> acres

Harvested for grain

reporting
[■'■[■irunp'

ri'riortinL'

bushels
Sales farms reporting

Wheat harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Barley harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting .

Sales _ farms reporting .

1 hay farms reporting .

her hay cut farms reporting .

Sales farms reporting .

tons, green weight.

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards , groves , vineyards , and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

Apples 3 farms reporting.

Trees of all ages number .

Trees not of bearing age number .

Trees of bearing age number .

Quantity harvested bushels .

2,932

913

136,982

38,436

6,782,162

1,765,455

2,371

782

4,869,244

1,349,030

1,046

115

24,676

1,720

643,542

41,148

1,011

105

604,385

38,318

712

11,693

1,361

474,901

50,615

379

269, 666

36,615

2,332

790

125,768

33,788

2,968,297

802,109

96,342
34,892
61,450
273,665

16,500
6,500
10,000

35,710

Z Reported In small fractions. * Includes milk equivalent of cream and butterfat sold.

3 Does not include data for farms with less than 20 trees and grapevines.

16,500
6,500
10,000
35,710

16,490

11,690

include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

Part 4 of 6.— Dairy farms

| Data are based on reports fnr only a sample of farms. See tent]

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number .

Percent distribution percent.

Land in (arms acres . .

Percent di slri button percent .

Value of land and buildings;

\verage per farm dollars.

Average per acre dollars..

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farm* reporting..

1 to 9 acres farms reporting..

10 to 19 acres farms reporting..

20 to 29 acres farms reporting..

30 to 49 acres farms reporting..

50 to 99 acres farms reporting..

100 to 199 acres farms reporting. .

200 to 499 acres farms reporting.,

500 to 999 acres farms reporting..

1,000 or more acres farms reporting..

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting..

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting. .

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting . .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting..

Woodland pastured farms reporting..

Woodland not pastured , , farms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland and not Woodland) farms reporting. .

Improved pasture farms reporting..

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting. .

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting..

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on the contour farms reporting. .

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting. .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting. .

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number . .

Under 25 years number . .

25 to 14 years number . .

35 to 44 years number. .

45 to 54 years number . .

55 to 64 years number..

65 or more years number..

Average age years . .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting..

1 to 99 days operators reporting..

100 to 199 days operators reporting..

200 or more days operators reporting . .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting..

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting..

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural products sold operators reporting . .

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than

farm operated operators reporting..

With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting..

FARMS BY SIZE

10 to 49 acres number . .

50 to 69 acres number. .

100 to 1 39 acres number. .

140 to 1 79 acroR number . .

180 to 219 acres number. .

230 to 259 acres number . .

260 to 499 acres number. .

See footnotes at end of table.

3,887
685,582

4,750
2,633

158,611

100.0

150,127

100.0

206.2

3,740

1,475

13.9

33,187

22.1

328.6

33.7

51,500

34.3

210.2

3,835
45

1,530

35.7

40,125

26.7

154.3

54 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 4 of 6.— Dairy farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and cxplai

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPER VTOR

All farm operators:

Cash ten.

Share-cos

White farm operator^:

Cropper^

Non while farm operators:

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines farms renorting.

number.
Com pickers farms reporting.

Pick-up balers farms reporting .

farms reporting, .

number..

Motortrucks farms reporting. .

number..

Tractors farms reporting..

Tractors other than »ru\len

Wheel tracUrs

Garden tractors farms reporting..

Automobiles farms renorting..

Telephone farms reporting . .

Home freezer farms reporting . ,

Milking machine farms reporting. ,

Electric milk cooler farms renorting . ,

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting..

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting..

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting.,

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 or more miles to a hard surface road. farms reporting. .

1 mile farms reporting . .

2 or 3 miles farms reporting . ,

4 miles farms reporting.,

5 or more miles farms reporting..

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Regular hired workers (employed 150 c

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting..

2 hired workers farms reporting. .

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting..

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting..

10 or more hired workers farms reporting.,

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residins on farm operated operators reporting..

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting..

Operators not reporting residence number..

See footnotes at end of table.

1,620
1,742
1,787
1,895

farms reporting...

3,281

number...

8,067

farms reporting.. .

3,175

7,174

farms reporting...

1,159

farms reporting...

989

farms reporting

633

Tarns reporting . .

189

farms reporting. . .

205

fnnrs rerortin"

3,155

number...

7,043

farms repotting. ..

119

3,489
4,553
3,711

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 4 of 6.— Dairy farms

{]■:■< defm

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZED VND LIME
materials used <tunn« the your Tarn.^ reporting

Pry materials farms reporting

Liquid inatirinls farms reporting

Crops on which used—

May ami cropland pasture. farms reporting

Dry material? farms reporting

Other pasture (nol croplanil) forms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Com farms reporting

Dry materials Fame reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

■heat farms relating

Pry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Irish potatoes farms reporting.

Dry materials fum - reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

All other crops Farms reporting

Dry materials farm-- reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Lime or liming materials used dunnc the year farms reporting

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms reporting.

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting.

dol

Under $100 farms reporting.

$100 to $999 f»rm. reporting.

$1,000 to $1,999 'ami- rerwa-linfl .

$2,000 lo $4,999 farms reporting.

Purchase of livestock and poultry form* reporting.

dollars.

Under $1,000 farms reporting.

51,000 to $2,499 forms reporting .

S2.500 to $4,999 farms reporting .

$5,000 to $9,999 fan. ^ renot

$10,000 or more farms reporting.

Machine hire farms reporting.

dollars.

Under $200 farms reporting.

S200 to $999 farms reporting. ,

$1 ,000 or more farms reporting .

Hired labor farms reporting,

dollars.

Under $200 farms reporting..

$200 to $499 firms reportin

5500 lo $999 farms reporting.

51,000 to $.',499 farms reportm?. .

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 to *9,999 farms reportin

$10,000 to "sl9,999 farms reporting. ,

$20,000 to M9,999 farms reporting. .

550,000 or more farms reportin

Seeds, bulbs, planL-. ami trees farms reporting..

Under 'MOO fan..s re[*iriifi

$100 to $499 farms reportin

$500 to ^999 farms reportin

$1,000 n- n«»re farms reporting.

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel

and oil for the farm business farms reporting.

dollars.

Under $100 farms reporting.

S100 to M9^ farms reporting.

S500 lo 5999 farms reportin

51,000 to $t,999 farm reporting,

$5,000 or n*>re farms repor

2,952
314,956
70,980
2,936
67,454
177
3,526

30,647

825

6,241

2,619

126,594

2,568

24,203

1,767

124,577

1,761

26,095

1,421
65,131

61,671

3,887

3,258

35,781,600

See footnotes at end of table.

56 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 4 of 6.-Dairy farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text/]

(For definitions and cxplai

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, do]

AH crops sold

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold. .

Vegetables sold

Fruits and nuts sold

Forest producls and horticultural specialty products sold

AH livestock and livestock products sold doll

Poultry and poultry products sold.

Dairy products sold

Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars . .

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves farms reporting.,

number . .

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting.,

number . .
Milk cows farms reporting..

Heifers and heifer calves farms reportin

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves—

1 head farms reporting. .

2 to 4 head farms reporting..

5 to 9 head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head farms reporting. .

20 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 99 head farms report ing . .

100 to 499 head farms remitting. .

500 or more head farms reporting..

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 head farms reporting...

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting . .

75 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 or more head farms reporting..

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head Tarms reporting..

20 to 29 hoad fnrm> reporting . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting..

75 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 or more head farms reporting..

Horses and/or mules farms reporting . .

number..
HogS and pigs farms re|iorting..

number..
Bom since June 1 (arms reporting..

Bom before June 1 rarms reporting..

Sheep and lambs farms reporting. .

number.,
Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting.,

number.,
Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting..

Ewes farms reporting . ,

number.,

Rams and wethers farms reporting . ,

number..

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting.,

number.,

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting..

number . .

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting..

Sheep and lambs sold alive ..farms reporting.

dollars.
Milk and cream sold farms reporting.

dollars.
Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting.

dollars.
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting.

83,373,701

21,4*9

23,945,875

15,980,875

4,368,313
500,882

3,095,805
59,427,826
47,633,548

8,234,922

3,559,356

1,974
55,968

1,778
31,400

1,549
26,674

1,470
17,370

1,299

7,198

2,789

1,646
32,805

1,046
19,818

1,244
12,987

1,708

25,497

2,075,006

1,139

177,372,834

8,234,922

2,104

42,835,443

9,660,025

13,269

1,746,744

1,612,773

112,780

13,023

8,168

7,913,281

377,086

6,693,090

843,105

9,943

583

1,688

803,538
15,393
703,320

2,959,482
29,302
578,767
505,077
72,875
815

2,380,715

138,785

1,998,840

5,087

101

5,052

3,506,355

14,312

643,086

610,319

16,645

9,997

6,125

2,863,269

127,799

2,480,540

254,930

,l,ll,i,

1,884,635

7,249

306,839

283,660

20,410

966

1,803

1,577,796

78,811

1,295,900

5,050

3,315

217,840

163,020

880

1,150

29,040

37,950

270,671
3,867
39,544
38,496

231,127
10,217
174,945

1,122

20,685

See footnotes at end of ti

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 4 of 6.— Dairy farms

[Dat* are baaed on reports Tor only a :iample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

LIVESTOCK AND LI\ESTOCK PRODI ICTS-Cor

Litters (arrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959. . . .1

40 lo 69 litters. . . .

70 of more Utters. .

June 2 to November 3

s reporting . ,

a reporting.,
s reporting .
s reporting . .

s reporting . ,

i June 1 farms reporting .

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting .

arms reporting . .
reporting,
reporting.,
reporting. ,

reporting .

Harvested for gram .

Salea farms reporting. . .

bushels. ..

Wheat harvested farms reporting...

bushels . . .

Sales farms reporting . . .

bushels . . .
Barley harvested farms reporting. . .

Sales farms reporting-. .

bushels . . .

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting. . .

bushels

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres...

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting . . .

Sales farms reporting. . .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting. . .

Sales farms reporting. . .

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting. . .

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting . . .

Sales farms reporting. ..

Other hay cut farms reporting —

Sales farms reporting —

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting. . .

tons , green weight . . .

Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting...

bushels . . .

Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting . . .

Sales dollars . . .

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting. . .

Apples 3 farms reporting

Trees of all ages number . . .

Trees not of bearing age number . . .

Trees of bearing age number . . .

tiiantity harvested bushels

2,932

683

136,932

24,153

6,782,162

1,330,770

2,371

437

4,869,244

583,900

1,046

378

24,676

7,392

643,542

194,605

1,011

358

604,385

178,821

712

262

11,693

3,905

474,901

153,975

379

269,666

45,181

2,332

310

125,768

9,900

2,968,297

231,605

34,892
61,450
273,665

I and butterfat sold. •'Does not Include acreage for

witll less than 20 bushels harvested.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

Part 5 of 6.-Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms

r. reports for only a sample of fares. See text

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

FARMS, ACREAGE. AND VALUE

Jj rxXicr. percent

L3"d in tjfTS. acres

Percent & .=tnbnUoc percent

Average sire of farm. acr^

Value of land and buildings:

A* eraee per fara dollars

A» erase per acre .dollars

Land in tans according to use:

Cropland harvested fans: reporues

1 to 9 acres fanes reporting

10 to 19 acres farms reporting

20 to 29 acres fanes reporting

30 to 49 acres farms reporting

50 to 99 acres Janes reporting

100 to 199 acres farms reporting

900 to 499 acres farms reporting.

500 to 999 acres fares reporting.

1,000 or more acres. farms reportics.

Cropland used only for pastore fanes reporting

Cropland not harvested and not pastured. farms reconi- e

Soil-i=pro^ emeet grasses and legwnes farms reportin* .

Other cropland (idle and crop fail are) farms report] r =

Woodland pastured. fanes reporting,

Woodland not pastured farms reporting.

Other pastore (not cropland and not woodlandX farms reporting

Improved pastore bms repcrtirs.

Irrigated land in fans farms reporting .

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on the contour fanes reporting

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soQ-erosaoi sonCrol hra 5 repot - s

System of terraces on crop and pastore land. farms reporting

FARM OPERATORS BY KGE

55 to 64 years ntanber..

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Fara operators-

Worldne off their farms, total. operators reporting..

1 to 99 days operators reporting..

100 to 199 days operators reporting..

900 or more days operators reporting..

With other members of fasaly working off farm operators reporting..

With income from soerces other than farm

operated and off-farm ■ori. operators reporting . .

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricoloral products sold operators reporting..

Operators not working off their farms or cot

reporting as to work off their fares operators reporting. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting . .

With income from soarces other than

farm operated operators reporting . .

With other income of family exceeding value
of agncaltaral products sold operators reporting..

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres. .=;

10 to49 acres. m

70 to 99 acres ."•

100 to 139 acres .ni

_M0 to 179 acres an

18C to 319 acres ....■

990 to 259 acres -oi

260 to 499 acres Jii

500 to 999 acres JU

1,000 to 1.999 acres m

2,000 or more acres. J»

See footnotes at end of table.

3,887
685,582

176 .4

100.0
31,712
100.0
226.5

5,3i3
17

:. = ::

15.0
9,170

28.9
436.7

22.1
7,850
24.8

253.2

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 5 of 6.— Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms

Dal* are based on report? for only ■ sample of far-". --

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPF R \TOR

All fare operators

Cash Lenw

Livestock -share tenant*
Other and unspecified I
White farm operators:

Non white farm operators:

Croppers numb.

SPECIFIED EQITPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines farms reporting.

number.
Corn pickers. farms reporting.

Pick-up balers farms reporting.

Field forage harvesters farms reporting. .

Motortrucks farms reporting. .

number. ,

TracU*s farms reporting..

Tractors other than garden farms reporting.

Wheel tra

Crawler 6

Garden trac

, .farms reporting. .
..farms reporUng.,
, .farms reporting.
.farms reporting,
..farms reporting..

, .fam^s reporting.

Automobi les farms reoortin;; . .

Telephone farms reportine .

Home freezer farms reporting . ,

MiUang machine, farms reporUng . ,

Electric milk cooler farms reporting .

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface, farms reporting . .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporUng..

Dirt or unimproved. farms reporting . .

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 or more miles to a hard surface road. farms reporting.,

1 mile farms reporUng ..

2 or 3 miles farms reporting.,

4 miles farms reporUng..

5 or more miles farms reporUng.,

FARM L^BOR,

[ PRECEDrNG ENUMERATION
farms reporUng.

s (employed 150 or more days) .

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired workers

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

. farms reporting . .

.farms reporting.,
.farms reporUng. .
.farms reporUng..

Residing on farm operated operators reporting.

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting.

Operators not reporting residence number..

1,620
1,742
1,787
1,895

3,281
8,067
3,175
7,174
1,159

Economic cla.«s

60 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 5 of 6.-Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms

[Data are hayed on reports for only a sample of farms. See text |

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME

Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing

Dry nmU

Liquid n

Dry maU

, .farms reportin
, .farms reporting. ,
..farms reporting. ,

, .farms reporting.
, .fnrrns reporting
, .farms reporting

Liquid materials

Wheat

Dry materials farms reporting.,

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Irish potatoes farms reporting. ,

Dry materials forms reporting. ,

Liquid materials farms reporting .

All other crops farms reporting.,

Dry materials farms

Liquid materials farms

ne or liming materials used during the year forms

acres limed.

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Under $100..
5100 to $909.
51,000 to $1,9

dollar
reporting,
re;inrt.inp.
reporting,
reporting.

Purchase- of livestock and poultry farm

Under 51,000 farm

51,000 to 52,499 farn.

55,500 to *4,999 farm

$5,000 to S9.999 Farm

510,000 or more fare-

Machine hire farm- r

Under 5200 farms r

$200 to $999 farms r

.51,000 or more farms r

Hired labor farms reporting.

dollat
reporting. ,

ri'imrtitig. ,

r.-|»irtmg. .
re|»rting..

Under 5200 farms

$200 to $499 firms

5500 to $399 farms

51,000 to $2,499 farms

S2,. r )00 lo 54,999 farms

55,000 to 59,999 farms

S10.000 to 519,999 farms

520,000 to 549,999 farms

350,000 or more farms

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms r

Under $100 farms r

*100 to .5499 farm= r

5500 to $999 farms r

$1,000 or more farms r

Under $100...
S100 to sm .
5500 to $999. ,
51,000 to 5-1,9
$5,000 or more

2,952

314,956
70,980
2,936
67,454
177
3,526

2,619

126, 594

2,568

24,203

1,767
124, 577

1,761
26,095

1,421
65,131
61,671

3,887
3,258

35,781,600

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 5 of 6.-Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms

| Pitl-n ari> Ihlsm! on rnportH for only a simple, of ffirniB. Stw tnxt ]

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, <

All .Tops Sold ■

Kii'U crops, other than vegetables and friii.,* find nuts, sold i

\ efgetoblea sold <

Furo.it products and horticullural specialty products sold i

Ml h\eslock and livestock products sold

Poultry and poultry products sold <

Dairy product* sold I

Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold <

LIWSIIH'K WO L1\LM1HK PKulUVTS

Cattle and calves . .

Cows, including r

Heifers nnd heifer culv
SteiTH and ImlU rn Lid

fan

"!",™:::

'in

reporting...

rcpurtinp. ..

larms

reporting...

'20 to 49 head

50(0 99 head

100 to 499 head..
500 or more head .

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting.

2 to 9 head far-

10 to 19 head fan, " reporting .

20 to 29 head farms reporting .

.10 to 49 head fan-- reporting.

50 to 74 head fan: report

75 to 99 head farr ■ r. ;-*•., ■■

100 or more head farms reporting.

Milk cows-

1 head farms repc

2 to 9 head farms repc

10 to 19 head farms reporting .

20 to 29 head farms reportinj

30 to 49 head farms reportin)

50 to 74 head farms reporting.

75 to 99 head farms reportin

100 or more head farms reportir

Horses and/Of mules farms reportir

numb
HogS and pigs farms reportir

Bom since June 1 farms reporting.

Bom before June 1 farms reportir

Sheep and lambs farms i

Lambs under 1 year old farms I

Sheep 1 year old and over farms I

Ewes farms I

Chickens 4 months old and c

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms r

Chi r kens including broilers sold farms

Chicken eggs sold farms

See footnotes at end of table.

reporting.

dollars.

reporting.

83,373,701

21,449

23,945,875

15/

i.87f.

4,368,313
500,882

3,095,805
59,427,826
47,633,548

8,234,922

3,559,356

1,974
55,968

1,778
31,400

1,549
26,674

1,470
17,370

1,299

7,198

2,789

1,646
32,805

1,046
19,818

1,244
12,987

1,708

25,497

2,075,006

1,139

177,372,834

8,234,922

2,104

42,835,443

1,240,194

8,859

153,271

128,581

10,650

860

13,180

1,086,923

79,464

89,831

4,733

2,000

54
315

83
7,400

67
3,635

67
3,765

11
1,063

452, I ''
64,627
41,504
35,064

6,440
410,882
67,850
61,000

226,853

213,354

200,307

10,803

6,882

4,006

45,583

46,084

13,846

35,833

44,324

7,346

9,750

900
860

6,500

1 il,270

167,270

186,461

4,572

2,901

3,066

10,331

18,500

176,698

154,038

164,895

62 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 5 of 6.-Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms

[Data are based on reports Tor only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Conlinut

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959. . . .farms

June 2 to Son ember 3(1

December 1 to June 1 . . . f i

[■«'(■* Tl;r,r .

s ri'|»irliru'

■■■ ri-(K>rliru> .
^ n>|K>rtinc
-; rt'piiriini;,
s reporti ng

f of lillors.
s reporting.

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Com for alt purposes farms reporting .

ms reporting. .
ms reporting.
ms reporting,
ms reporting.

ms reporting,
ms reporting .

bushels.

.farms reporting.

bushels.

Wheat harvested f arms reporting . . .

bushels . . .

Sales farms reporting . . ,

bushels . . .

Barley harvested farms reporting . . .

bushels . . .
Sales farms reporting. . .

bushels . . .

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting...

bushels . . .

Sales farms reporting

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Other hay cut farms reporting

tons, green weight

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

Apples 3 farms reporting .

Trees of all ages number.

Trees not of bearing age number.

Trees of bearing age number .

Quantity harvested bushels .

165

314

2,932

136,982

6,782,162

2,371

4,869,244

1,046

24,676

643,542

1,011

604,385

712

2,332

125,768

2,968,297

96,342
34,892

61,450
273,665

39,025

16,000

43,690
10

10,000

. and butterfat sold.

include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

Part 6 of 6.-General farms

| Data are based r>n repnrts for only ft sample of farms. See text |

Item
(For definitions and explanations, see text)

FARMS. ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number . .

Percent distribution percent. .

Land in farms acres. .

Percent distribution percent . .

Value of land and buildings

Average per farm dollars..

Average per acre dollars..

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland han e*l«J (arms reporting . .

1 to 9 acres farms reporting..

10 to 19 acres farms reporting . .

20 to 29 acres farms reporting . .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting . .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting . .

100 to 199 aires farms reporting..

200 to 499 acres farms reporting . .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting . .

1,000 or more acres farms reporting. .

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting. .

Cropland not harvestJ-d ami not pastured farms reporting. .

Soil- improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting. .

Otner cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting. .

Woodland pastured farms reporting..

Woodland not pastured farms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting . .

Improved pasture farms reporting . .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting . .

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting. .

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on the contour farms reporting . .

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting. .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporti np . .

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number. .

Under 25 years number . .

25 to "W years number . .

35 to 44 years number. .

45 to 54 years number..

55 to 64 years number..

65 or more years number. .

Average age years . .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting..

1 to 99 days operators reporting..

100 to 199 days operators reporting . .

200 or more days operators reporting. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting..

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting. .

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural products sold operators reporting..

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting . .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting . .

farm operated operators reporting . .

With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting..

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number . .

10 to 49 acres number . ,

50 to 69 acres number . ,

70 to 99 acres number..

100 to 139 acres number . ,

140 to 179 acres number .

160 to 219 acres number .

220 to 259 acres number.

260 to 499 acres number .

500 to 999 acres number .

1,000 to 1,999 acres .number.

2,000 or more acres number .

See footnotes at end of table.

3,887
685,582

4,750

2,633

158, 611

100.0
79,908
100.0
291.6

17,056
21.3
812.2

12.0

13,727

17.2

416.

31.0

30,675

38.4

360.9

29.2

13,895

17.4

173.7

64 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 6 of 6.-General farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text |

(For definitions and explanations, see text)
FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All farm operators:

Full owners number. . .

Part owners number . . .

All tenants number...

Cash tenants number, . .

Share-cash tenants number . . .

Crop-share tenants number...

Livestock-share tenants number...

Croppers number..,

Other and unspecified tenants number. . .

White farm operators:

Full owners number. . .

Part owners number . . ,

All tenants number. . .

Croppers number . . ,

Nonwhile farm operators:

Full owners number. . ,

Part owners number. .

AH tenants number . . ,

Croppers number...

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines Farms reporting. , .

number. .
Corn pickers farms reporting...

number...
Pick-up balers farms reporting. .

Field forage harvesters farms reporting. .

Motortrucks farms reporting..

Tractors farms reportinp..

Tractors other than irarden farm:- reporting..

1 tractor Farm, reporting . .

2 tractors farm:- reporting..

3 tractors farms reporting . .

4 tractors farms reporting..

5 or more tractors Farm- reporting. .

Wheel tractors Farms ronortin". .

Crawler tractors farms reporting..

Garden tractors fnrr..s roi«irling. .

Automobiles fnrm-i reporting. .

number . .
Automobiles and/or rvulortruiks farms ri'porlini:. .

Telephone farms reportinp. .

Home freezer farms reporting . .

Milking machino farms reporting..

F.lectric milk cooler Farms repotting. .

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops) farms reporting . .

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reportmc . .

Fatms by kind of toad on which located:

Hard surface Farms reporting..

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting..

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting..

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 mile farms reporting . .

2 or 3 miles Farms reporting..

5 or more miles farms reporting..

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers farms reporting . .

Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting . .

persons . .

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting..

2 hired workers farms reporting..

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting . .

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting..

10 or more hired workers farms reporting..

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting. .

Not residing on Farm operated operators reporting . .

Operators not reporting residence number..

See Footnotes at end of table.

1,620
1,742
1,787

3,281
8,067
3,175
7,174
1,159
989
633

3,489
4,553

3,711

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 6 of 6.-General farms

(For (fcfir.it

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER VND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and frrt.li/mc
materials used riunn? the year lam - reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid inftUTials farms reporting.

Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting.

Dry materials farms repotttn

Liquid materials farms reporting .

Corn farms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting.:

Liquid materials farms reporting.,

Wheat ..farms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting.,

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Irish potatoes farms reporting. ,

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting.

AH other crops forms rcportir

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Lime or liming materials used durmc the year farms reporting.

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified enpenditures farms reporting.

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting

Under $100 farms reporting

$100 to $999 farms reporting.

$1,000 to $1,999 farnw reporting.

$2,000 to $4,999 farms reporting .

$5,000 or more farm* reporting.

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting.

Under $1,000 farn> reporting.

$1,000 to $2,499 forms reporting.

S2.500 to $4,999 farms reporting.

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting. .

$10,000 or more farms report in

Machine hire farms reportin

Under $200 farms reporting.,

$200 to $999 farms reporting.

$1,000 or more farms reporting.

Hired labor farms reporting. ,

Under £200 farms reporting. ,

$200 to $499 farms reporting..

5500 to $999. farms reporting.

51,000 to $2,499 farms reporting. .

$2,500 to $4,999 forms reporting.,

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting..

$10,000 to $19,999 farms reporting. .

$20,000 to $49,999 farms reporting. .

550,000 or more farms reporting.

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting.,

dollar

Under $100 fan.is reporttn

$100 to 5499 farms reportin

5500 to $999 farms reportin

51,000 or more farms reporting..

Gasoline and other pet/oleum fuel

and oil for the farm business farms reporting.

dol

Under $100 farms reporting..

5100 to $499 -. farms reporting.

S500 to $909 farms reportin/' .

51,000 to $4,999 farm- reporting.,

$5,000 or more farms reporting. ,

2,952
314,956
70,980
2,936
67,454
177
3,526

2,619

126,594

2,568

24,203

1,767
124, 577
1,761
26,095
23
1,905
1,421
65,131

3,887

3,258

35,781,600

See footnotes at end of table.

State Table 18.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY
ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
Part 6 of 6.-General farms

Qtt

3 based on reports For only a sample of farms.

(For definitions and explai

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, doll

average per farm, d

All crops sold d

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold c

Vegetables sold c

Fruits and nuts sold d

Forest pro.hu t^ iiml horticultural specialty products sold C

All livestock and livestock products sold d

Poultry and poultry products sold .' c

Dairy products sold d

Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars —

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and Calves farms reporting...

number...
Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting. , ,

Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting..

number..
Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves farms reporting. .

number . ,

Farms reporting hy number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms reporting . .

2 to 4 head farms reporting. .

5 to 9 head farms reporting, .

10 to 19 head farms reporting . .

20 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 99 head farms reporting. .

100 to 499 head farms reporting..

500 or more head farms reporting, .

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting, .

10 to 19 head farms reporting . .

20 to 29 head farms reporting . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting . .

75 to 99 head farms reporting. .

100 or more head farms reporting. .

Milk oows-

1 head farms reporting . .

2 to 9 head farms reporting . .

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 head farms reporting . .

30 to 49 head ...farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting..

75 to 99 head Farms reporting. .

100 or more hoad farms reporting, .

Horses and/01 mules farms reporting . .

number . .
HogS and pigs farms reporting..

number,.
Bom since June 1 farms reporting..

Bom before June 1 farms reporting..

Sheep and lambs farms reporting..

number..

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting. ,

number. .

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting..

number . ,
Ewes farms reporting. ,

Rams and wethers farms reporting..

number. ,

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting.,

number . .

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting..

dollars.
Hogs and pigs sold alive. _ farms reporting.

Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting .

number.

dollars.
Milk and cream sold farms reporting.

dollars .
Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting.

dollars.
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting.

83,373,701

21,449

23,945,875

15,980,875

4,368,313
500,882

3,095,805
59,427,826
47,633,548

8,234,922

3,559,356

1,974
55,968

1,778
31,400

1,549
26,674

1,470
17,370

1,299

7,198

2,789

1,646
32,805

1,046
19,818

1,244
12,987

1,708

25,497

2,075,006

1,139

177,372,834

8,234,922

2,104

42,835,443

dollar

4,251,134
15,515

2,455,406

1,466,467
733,550
122,294
133,095

1,795,728
726,090
720,561

349,077

1,376,640
65,554
906,959
437,778
364,080
62,881
42,220
469,681
285,380
113,562

70,739

67,307

104

3,432

954,230
28,916
543,190
314,890
150,650
48,900
28,750
411,040
195,618
149,774

65,648

1,189,487
13,994
657,790
443,630
157,005
9,280
47,875
531,697
124,687
300,955

106,055

589,318
7,366
286,324
223,044
49,030

14,250
302,994

97,774
131,705

92,385
3,695
37,906
28,923
7,750
1,233

54,479
12,609
21,670

See footnotes at end of I

DELAWARE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 6 of 6.-General farms

[Data are based on reports for .inly a sample of forma. See text]

(Fur definitions and oxplai

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-ContiniM

Litters (arrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959. . . .fans

number

i reporting
9 reporting
j reporting

i reporting
; report i ng
s reporting
9 reporting

r of litlers

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED

Com for all purposes farms reporting

j reporting
9 reporting

- r.-iH irt ini_'

9 reporting

Harvested for grain ,

bushels
Sales farms reporting

bushels

Wheat harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Barley harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Soybeans harvested for beans.

■eporting

bushels

Land from which hay was cut acres

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Other hay cut farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or frmali grains f anna reporting

tons, green weight

Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting

bushels

Vegetables harveated for Bale farms reporting

Sales dollars

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting

Apples 3 farms reporting

Trees of all ages number

Trees not of bearing age number

TreeB of bearing age number

Qjuantily harvested bushels

165

314

2,932

136,982

6,782,162

2,371

4,869,244

1,046

24,676

643,542

1,011

604,385

712

379
269,666

2,332

125,768

2,968,297

96,342
34,892
61,450
273,665

i and butterfat sold.

2 Does not include acreage for farms with lees than 20 bushels harvested.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 19.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(I'Vir definitions and explai

Total all fanns

Commercial farms by type of farm

Cash-grain farms

Other field-crop farms

Vegetable farms

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE
Farms number. . ,

Percent distribution percent...

Land in farms acres..,

Percent distribution percent...

Average size of farm .acres..,

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm dollars...

Average per acre dollars..,

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting..,

1 to 9 acres farms reporting. .,

10 to 19 acres farms reporting. . ,

20 to 29 acres farms reporting..,

30 to 49 acres farms reporting. .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting..

100 to 199 acres farms reporting..,

200 to 499 acres farms reporting..

500 to 999 acres farms reporting. .

1,000 or more acres farms reporting...

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting..

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting..

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting..,

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting..

Woodland pastured farms reporting..

Woodland not pastured farms reporting. .

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting. .

Improved pasture farms reporting..

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting. .

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting..

Cropland used for grain or row crops
farmed on the contour farms reporting..

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting..

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting. .

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number. .

Under 25 years number. .

25 to 34 yoars number. .

35 to 14 years number. .

55 to 64 years number..

Average ago years . .

OFF-FARM WORK \ND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting..

1 to 99 days operators reporting..

100 to 199 days operators reporting. .

200 or more days operators reporting. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting. .

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural oroducts sold operators reporting. .

Operators not working off their farms or not reporting

as to work off their farms operators reporting. .

With other momhers of fiunily working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm operated. . .operators reporting. .
With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting. .

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number. .

10 to 49 acres number. .

50 to 69 acres number. .

70 to 99 acres number . .

100 to 139 acros number..

140 to 179 acros number. .

180 to 219 acres number. .

220 to 259 acres number. .

2fi0 to 499 acros number . .

500 to 999 acres number..

1,000 to 1,999 acres number..

2,000 or m:*e acres number. .

See footnotes at end of table.

5,203

754,382

145.0

4,428
418,976

2,292
50,318

1,186

28,062

236

6,889

6,030

3,469

182,376

1,111
1,268
1,232

1,030

1,326

3,003
- 499
1,114

3,887
100.0
685,582
100.0
176.4

4,750

2,633

158,611

25.2

216,504
31.6
220.9

DELAWARE

State Table 19.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

(Dal* are based on reports for only a sample nf farms. Soo text | *

ercial farms by type of farm — Continued

Livestock farms
other than poultry
and dairy farms

General farms

KVKMS ACRKUIK, AND VALUE

Percent distribution percent

Land in farms acres

Percent distribution percent

Average si ze of farm .acres

Value of land and buildings:

10 to 19 acr
20 to 29 acr
30 to 19 acr.
50 to 99 acr
100 to 199 a
•200 to 499 a
50(1 to 999 n

farms reporting

farms report i ng

farms reporting

farms report i

farms reporting

farms reporti

farms reporting

1,000 or more acres farms reporting

Cronland used only for posture farms reporting

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporti

Soil -improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting

Woodland pastured ./ farms reporting

Woodland not pastured farms reporting

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting

Improved pasture farms reporting

litigated land in farms farms reporting

n crop and pasture land farms reporting

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number.

Under 25 years number.

25 to .14 yearn number.

35 to 44 years number.

45 to 54 years number.

55 to 64 years number.

65 or more years number.

Average age years .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators

1 to 99 days operators

100 to 199 days operators

200 or more days operators

With other members of family working off farm operators

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural oroducls sold operators

Operators not working off their farms or not reporting

as to work off their farms operators

With other members of family working off farm operators

With income from sources other than farm operated. . .operators
With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators

FARMS BY SIZE

reporting. ,
reporting. ,
reporting. .
reporting. ,

reporting.,

reporting.

. number. .
. number,
.number.

260 to 499 acres number.,

500 to 999 acres m

See footnotes at end of table.

1,532
39. 4
145,067
21.2
94.7

18.7

150,127

21.9

206.2

2,227

1,015

79,908
11.7
291.6

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 19.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Total all farms

Commercial farms by type of farm

Cash-grain farms

Other field-crop farms

Vegetable farms

FARMS BY COLOR \ND TF.NT'RE OF OPERATOR

Crop- share tenants

Livestock- share ■••n i-.i

Other and unspecified t
White farm operators:

. number

Nonwhile farm

FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS

Commercial farms .

Class HI numbei

-n:< ii n.n Eyi'iruFvr \nd facilities \nd kino ok road

Grain comhin
Com pickers
Pick-up balei
Field forage

Motortrucks

Tractors

Tractors other than gardei

Crawler tractoi

Garden tractors .

Automobiles

Automobiles and/or motortrucks

Telephone

Homo freezer

Mil kin : - n-nrhine ,

Electric milk cooler

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops) .
Power- operated elevator, conveyor, or blower

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface

Gravel, shell, or shale

Dirt or unimproved

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road.
1 or more miles to a hard surface road . .

lmile

Sorlmiles

4 miles

number,

m- rt>porting.

number.

ms reporting,
number,

ts reporting,
number,

ms reporting,
number,

ms reportinc.
number,

ms reporting,

number ,

ms reporting.

ms reportinc .

9 reporting.
number.

=; mmrlin".

number.
3 reporting.

number.

? reporting,
s repotting,

s reportinc.
- reporting.

-i r.'r*:>r1 in:' ,
; reporting,

s reporting,
s reporting.

- reportinc

- ri'[iiirtiriir,
s reporting,
s reporting

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hired workers farm9 reporting

persons

Regular hired workers (employed L50 or more days) farms reporting

persons
Farms reporting d> nuiiiiH*r nf regular hired workers:
1 hired worker ,

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired workers

reporting. ,
reporting,
reporting,
reporting. ,
reporting. .

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting . .

Not residing on farm operated .operators reporting.,

Operators not reporting residence number.,

See footnotes at end of table.

4,262
9,442
4,041
8,259
1,829
1,164
653
189

125

137

1,098

1,183

4,630

5,995

4,937

4,572

3,353

980

994

1,620
1,742
1,787
1,895

4,619

3,281
8,067
3,175
7,174
1,159
989
633

818

893

3,489

4,553

3,711

3,506

2,632

960

974

DELAWARE 71

State Table 19.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

IDala are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text

Commercial farms by type of farm— Continued

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

Fruit-ond-nut

Poultry farms

Dairy farms

Livestock farms
other than poultry
and dairy farms

General farms

Miscellaneous

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

Ail farm operators:

7
1

8
60

8
58

1
1

8
58

2
2
8
11
8
7
2

8
158

8
38

1
2

3
5

981
338
146
16
10
45
6
20
49

981
328
141
20

10
5

1,532
276
521
470
205
55
5

343
356
496
523
43
43
24
25
1,019
1,447

1,118

2,037

1,023

1,720

612

277

1,003

1,685

304

317

1,405

1,708

1,532

1,476

1,002

468

1,182
40
273
193
80
70
10

315
612
204
401

125
59
13
2
5

1,429
55
48

360

200
155
65
20
50
5
10
5

355
200
155
10

728
22
101
245
260
70
30

423
433
433
458
413
424
212
237
568
858

673
1,966
673
1,716
130
240
185
77
41
673
1,695
21
21
228
250
622
863
628
592
532
623
633

31
518

538
45

140
75
65
60
5

293
538
218
413

120
60
26
10
2

678
10
40

116

140
7
6
21
31
50
25

36
41
66
66
38
39
6
6
110
161

120
296
120
256
42
40
26
5
7
120
246
5
10
30
40
129
180
135
125
110
25
25

129

5
5

50
77
35
55

120
5
15

120
61
15

35
6

115

:::

274
21
33
85
80
25
30

192
210
191

194
115
115
16
16
224
390

269

750
264
704
50
85
91
11
27
264
704

46
46
244
361
259
239
198
120
140

11
173

228
10
26
16
10
5
5

82
226

62
100

37
17
6

248
16
10

5
1

White rarm operators:

Nonwhite rarm operators:

FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS

Class IV number .. .

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES \ND KIXD OF ROAD

number. ..

number. . .

number...

187
64

number. . .

169

number...

120
35

number.. .

116

number. ..

4
34

number. ..

49
45

number...

Farms by kind of road on which located:

...

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

persons . . .
Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

388
40
264

10
10

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

42
37

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 19.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text

Total all farms

Commercial farms by type of farm

Other field-crop :

Vegetable farms

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND L]
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Other pasture (not cropland)

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Corn

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Bleat . . . '.

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Irish potatoes

Dry materials

Liquid materials

All other crops

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Lime or liming materials used during the year

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the folio" ihk specif if] expenditures

Feed for livestock and poultry

Under S100

S100KS999

$1,000 to 51,999

$2,000 to 54,999

$5,000 or more

Purchase of livestock and poultry

Under 51,000

$1,000 to $2,499

52,500 to $4,999

$5,000 to $9,999

510,000 or more

Machine hire

Under $200

$200 to 5999

$1,000 or more

Hired labor

Under 5200

$200 to $499 '

5500 to $999

51,000 to 52,499

52,500 to $4,999

55,000 to 59,999

$10,000 to 519,999

520,000 to 549,999

$50,000 or more

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees

Under 5100 :

$100 to $499

$500 to 5999

$1,000 or more

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business

Under 5100

$100 to 5499

$500 to $999

$1,000 to 54,999

$5,000 or more

See footnotes at end of table.

- rep', rime

- reporting
s repotting
s reporting
S reporting
s reporting

■■ ri-portine
s re|Nirtin"

- rniurtini'
^ reporting
-. o-pertiniT
s reporting
9 reporting
s reporting
-. rep irtine

- repertine

s reporting

- n-jKirtinj'

s reporting.,
s reporting. ,

s reporting..

s reporting. ,
dollars..
s reporting,
i reporting.,
s report! ng . ,
s reporting.,
5 reporting.,

s reporting,
dollars..

s reporting. ,
s reporting.
s reporting.,
s reporting. .

dollai
s reporting.,
s reporting..
s reporting. .
s reporting. ,

s reporting. ,

s reporting. .
s reoorting.,
s renortin
dollar
s reporting.
s reporting.,

s reporting.

s reporting..
dollar

s reporting,
s reporting..

s reporting.

3,713
331,151
74,040
3,697
70,501
183
3,539

3,195

134,779

3,139

25,789

21,552

892

4,171

2,192

131,172

2,186

27,306

1,666
69,171
64,571

5,178

4,108

36,052,985

3,054

9,016,074

1,432

2,689

870,086

1,400

1,174

3,282

1,492,564

1,484

1,334

2,442,117
1,417
2,049

2,952
314,956
70,980
2,936
67,454
177
3,526

30,647

825

6,241

2,619.

126, 594

2,568

24,203

1,767
124,577
1,761
26,095
23
1,905
1,421
65,131
61,671

3,887

3,258

35,781,600

6,838

254

1,396

DELAWARE

State Table 19.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

| Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text |

Coram.' re lul forms by type of funn — Continued

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME

Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year farms rep<

Dry materials farms reporting.,

Liquid materials farms. reporting..

Oops on which used—

Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reoorting

Com farms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Wheat farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Irish potatoes farms rerx

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting.

VII other crops farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reoortin

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Lime or liming materials used during the year farms reportinc;.,

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures

Feed for livestock and poultry

Under J 100

5100 to "099

$1,000 to 51,999

$2,000 to 54,999

$5,000 or more

Purchase of livestock and poultry

Under ¥1,000

$1,000 to $2,499

S3, 500 to $4,999

$5,000 to 59,999

$10,000 or more

Machine hire

Under $200

$200 to $999

$1,000 or more

Hired labor

Under $200

$200 to $499

$500 to $999

$1,000 to 52,499

$2,500 to $4,999

$5,000 to *9,999

$10,000 to «19.999

520,000 to $49,999

$50,000 or more

Seeds, bulbs, planLs, and trees

Under *100 e . . .

$100 to$*99

$500 to $999

$1,000 or more

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business

Under 5100

$100 to $4 99

5500 to $999

51,000 to 54,999

$5,000 or more

See foolnotes at end of table.

S reporting.

dollai
s reporting.

s reoorting.,
s reoorting..

-renort.nl>..

dollars..
- reporting.
* reporting.
3 reporting.
i reoorting.

dollars.
< reporting.
=. reporting.

-. reporting.

* reporting. .
? reoorting..
- n-rmrtinf! .

dollars.

* reporting.
> reporting. .
a reporting. .

s reporting. ,

dollai
s reporting..
9 reporting.,
a reporting. ,

s reporting..

1,532

32, 127,745

1,297

1,506

7,853,855

restock farms

other than poultry

and dairy farms

General farms

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 19.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Commercial farms by type of farm

[For definitions and e

Total all farms

Cash-grain farms

Other field-crop farms

Vegetable farms

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, dollars...

average per farm, dollars. ..
All crops sold dollars...

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold ... .dollars...

Vegetables sold dollars...

Fruits and nuts sold dollars...

Forest products and horticultural specialty products sold dollars...

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars...

Poultry and poultry products sold dollars...

Dairy products sold dollars...

Livestock and livestock products, other
than poultry and dairy, sold dollars...

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and Calves farms reporting...

number . . .

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting. . .

number.. .
Milk cows farms reporting...

Hei fers and hei fer calves farms report! ng .. ,

number. . ,
Steers and Imll- in. I ii'ii hit ^teer and bull calves farms reporting. .

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 hoad farms reporting...

2 to 4 head farms reporting...

5 to 9 head farms reporting...

10 to 19 head farms reporting. .

20 to 49 head farms reporting. .

50 to 99 head farms reporting. .

100 to 499 head farms reporting..

500 or more head farms reporting. .

Cows, including hoifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting. .

2 to 9 head farms reporting. ,

10 to 19 hoad farms reporting. .

20 to 29 head farms reporting..

30 to 49 head farms reporting . .

50 to 74 head farms reporting . .

75 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 or more head farms reporting..

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting . .

2 to 9 head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 head farms reporting . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting..

75 to 99 head farms reporting. .

100 or more head farms reporting. .

HotSeS and/Of mules farms reporting..

number . .
Hogs and pigs farms reporting..

Bom since June 1 farms reporting. .

Bom before June 1 farms reporting..

number . .

Sheep and lambs farms reporting..

number..
Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting..

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting. .

Ewes farms reporting. .

number. .
Rams and wethers farms reporting. .

number..

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting. .

number..

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting. .

dollars..
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting.,

dollars..
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting. .

dollars..
Milk and cream sold \ farms reporting. .

dollars'. .
Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting. .

dollars..
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting..

dollars..

84,747,980

16,288

24,937,483

16,813,672

4,442,438
509,998

3,171,375
59,810,497
47,786,328

8,260,392

3,763,777

2,459
58,163

2,153
32,255

1,854
27,254

1,765
18,145
1,524
7,763

1,193
3,574
2,206

37,055
1,391

22,388
1,649

14,667

115

2,013
26,337
2,158,651
1,295
43,328
1,429,824

1,184

177,919,802

8,260,392

2,354

42,868,981

1,248

8,552,950

3,677,770

83,373,701

21,449

23,945,875

15,980,875

4,368,313
500,882

3,095,805
59,427,826
47,633,548

8,234,922

3,559,356

1,974
55,968

1,778
31,400

1,549
26,674

1,470
17,370
1,299
7,198

2,789

1,646
32,805

1,046
19,818

1,244
12,987

1,139

177,372,834

8,234,922

8,491,215

8,665

7,105,237

6,675,289

375,729

709

53,510

1,385,978

258,627

318,680

2,325,570

59,630

2,282,256

2,053,876

209,530

18,850

43,314

30,000

13,314

DELAWARE 75

State Table 19.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Dal* are hosed on reports for only ft sample of farms. See to\t |

Commercial farms by type of farm— Continued

[For definitions ami expla:

restock farms

other than poultry

and dairy farms

■

i M'iMW'H' v \i rKiiKi'Knni'ciNSOLnm socrcf

Fruits ami n

ssold ,

Forest products and horticultural specialty produt

Alt livestock anil livestock products sold

Poultry and poultry products sold

Dairy products sold

Livestock and livestock products, other
than poultry and dairy, sold

UU'STurK VMU.IVFXTtHTv HtnmV'JN

Cattle and calves. .

Cows, including h

number . ,

9 reporting. ,

number..

373,119
46,640

373 , 119
16,952
73,362

282,805

50,531,737

32,984

3,759,840

3,470,696

168,824

62,341

57,979

46,771,897

45,999,762

249,620

522,515

9,660,025

13,269

i .v.- ,744

1,612,773

112,780

13,023

8,168

7,913,281

377,086

6,693,090

1,240,194

8,859

153,271

128,581

10,650

860

13,180

1,086,923

79,464

89,831

4,251,134
15,515

2,455,406

1,466,467
733,550
122,294
133,095

1,795,728
726,090
720,561

349,077

Heifers and heifer calves . ,
Steers and bulls including s

■- reporting. ,

number..

9 reporting . ,

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms reporti ng . .

2 to 4 head farms reporting. ,

5 to 9 head farms reporting . .

3 19 head farms reporting. ,

SO to 49 head farms reporting. ,

50 to 99 head farms reporting. ,

499 head farms reporting.,

500 or more head farms reporting. .

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

head farms reporting. ,

to 9 head farms reporting. ,

I to 19 head farms reporting. .

20 to 29 head farms reporting.,

30 to 49 head farms reporting. .

50 to 74 head farms reporting. ,

99 head farms reporting. ,

r more head farms reporti ne. ,

1,506

1,227

head farms reporting.

to 9 head farms reporti ng . ,

) to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 head farms reporting. ,

30 to 49 head farms reporting. .

50 to 74 head farms reporti ng . .

99 head farms reporting. ,

100 or more head farms reporti ng . ,

Horses and/or mules farms reporting..

number. ,

HogS and pigS farms reporting. .

number..
Bom since June 1 farms reporting. .

Bom before June 1 farms reporting. ,

Sheep and lambs Earms

Lambs under 1 year old farms

Sheep 1 year old and over farms

Ewes farms

Rams and wethers farms

rt'purlirij.! . .

number.,

reporti ng . ,

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting.,

Bogs and pigs sold alii
Sheep and lambs sold a

Chickens including broilers sold farms r

Chicken eggs sold farms r

5,981,580

249,620*

1,522

41,965,554

See footnotes at end of table

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 19.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Commercial farms by type of farm

Total all farms

Cash-grain farms

Other field-crop farms Vegetable farms

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Continued

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to

November 30, 1959 rarms reporting...

number of litters...

1 or 2 litters .... farms reporting. . .

3 to 9 litters .... farms reporting...

10 to 19 litters .... farms reporting...

20 to 39 litters farms reporting...

40 to 69 litters .farms reporting...

70 or more litters farms reporting...

June 2 to November 30 farms reporting. . ,

number of litters.. .

December 1 to June 1 farms reporting...

number of litters...

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Com for all purposes farms reporting...

Under 11 acres farms reporting...

11 to 24 acres farms reporting , . .

25 to 49 acres. farms reporting...

50 to 74 acres farms reporting...

75 to 99 acres farms reporting...

100 or more acres farms reporting. . .

Harvested for grain farms reporting...

bushels...

Sales farms renorting. ..

bushels...

Wheat harvested farms reporting . . .

bushels . . .

Sales farms reporting...

bushels . . .

Barley harvested farms reporting. . .

bushels . . .
Sales farms reporting. ..

bushels . . ,

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting. . .

bushels . . .

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres . . .

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting...

Sales farms reporting. . .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting. . .

Sales farms reporting . . ,

Lespedesa cut for hay farms reporting. . .

Sales farms reporting. . ,

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting. . .

Sales farms reporting. . .

Other hay cut farms reporting..

Sales farms reporting. .

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting..

tons, green weight..

Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting..

bushels. .

Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting. .

Sales dollars..

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting..

Apples 3 farms reporting. .

Trees of all ages number. .

Trees not of bearing age number. .

Trees of bearing age .number. .

Quantity harvested bushels . .

i and butterfat sold.

165

320

3,74S

147,167

7,173,292

2,942

5,124,674

1,091

25,001

649,512

1,036

607,815

772

399

273,566

2,967

136,513

3,188,437

1,127

20,155
32,154

96,472
34,942
61,530
273,665

165

314

2,932

136,982

6,782,162

2,371

4,869,244

1,046

24,676

643,542

1,011

604,385

712

2,332

125,768

2,968,297

96,342
34,892
61,450
273,665

14,125

12,212

include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

include data for farms with

DELAWARE

State Table 19.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Dm u life Iiil^ihI ,>n repurU fur nnly n BBItiple nf fiirnis. Sin' L6Xl

Commercial farms by type of farm— Continued

Livestock fame
other than poultry

and dairy farms

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Continued
Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to

November 30, 1959 farms reporting.,

number of litters..

1 or 2 litters farms reporting.,

3 to 9 litters farms reporting. ,

10 to 19 litters farms reporting.,

31 to 39 litters farms reporting.,

40 lo *>9 litters farms reporting,,

70 or more litters farms reporting.,

June 2 to November 311 farms reporting.,

number of litters. ,
December 1 lo June 1 farms reporting . ,

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED

Com for all purposes farms reporting..

Under II acres

U to 5-1 acres,
25 to 49 acres.
50 to 74 acre-,
75 to 99 acres .
100 or more acrt
Harvested for grain

- rr-pnrl i n >.! .
s reporting.
3 reporting.
S reporting. .
3 reporting.
s reporting.
3 reporting.

bushels . .
Sales farms reoorting..

bushels. .

Wheat harvested farms reporting . .

bushels . .

Sales farms reporting. .

bushels. .
Barley harvested farms reporting..

Sales farms reporting .

bushels.
Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting .

bushels.

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres .

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting .

Sales farms reporting.

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

Other hay cut farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting .

tons, green weight.
Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting .

bushels.

Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting.

Sales dollars.

Land In bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting. .

Apples 3 farms reporting .

Trees of all ages number.,

Trees not of bearing age number. ,

Trees of bearing age number. .

Quantity harvested bushels. .

73,297
28,372
44,925
173,500

3,U5

175

168,824

16,500
6,500
10,000

35,710

1,045

116

112,780

18,030

3,915

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 20.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of famis. See text]

(For definitions and explai

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number...

Percent distribution percent...

Land in farms acres . . .

Percent distribution percent...

Average si ze of farm acres . . .

Value of land and buildings:

Average per faun dollars . . .

Average per acre dollars. . .

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting...

1 to 9 acres farms reporting. . .

10 to 19 acres farms reporti ng . . .

20 to 29 acres farms reporting . . .

30 to 49 acres farms renorting...

50 to 99 acres farms reporting . . .

100 to 199 acros farms reporting...

200 to 499 acres fanns reporting.,.

500 to 999 acres Farms reporting. . .

1,000 or more acres farms reporting. . .

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting. . .

Cropland not harvested and not pastured [arms reporting. . .

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting. . .

Other cropland {idle and crop failure) .farms reporting...

Woodland pastured farms reporting. . .

Woodland not pastured farms reporting. .,

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting. . ,

Improved pasture farms reporting..,

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting...

Land use practices;

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting..

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on the contour farms reporting..

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting. .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting . .

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age number..

Under 25 years number..

25 to 34 years number . .

35 to 44 years number..

45 to 54 years number . .

55 to 64 years number. .

65 or more yearn number..

Average age , years . .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting. .

1 to 99 days operators reporti ng . .

100 to 199 days operators reporting..

200 or more days operators reporting..

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work. operators reporting..

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural products sold operators reporting. .

Operators not working off their farms or not reporting

as to work off their farms operators reporti ng . .

With other members oT family working off farm operators reporting..

With incomo from sources other than farm operated . . operators reporting. .
With other income of family exceeding value

of agricultural products sold operators reporting. .

Soe footnotes at end of table.

754,382
100.0
145.0

2,292
50,318
1,186

19,438

263

7,476

1,111
1,268
1,232

1,030
1,326

3,003

499

1,114

32,553
4.3
27.2

11.2
49,342

DELAWARE 79

State Table 20.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUS I >F 1959-Continued

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

I Data are based on reports for only n sample of farms.

Si/.,- of ftuni-rWimirtl

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number .

Percent disiribuijon percent.

Land in farms acres..

Percent distribution percent..

Average si re of farm acres . ,

Value ol land and buildings:

Average per farm dol lars .

Average per acre dollars.

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland hwwisuvl farms reporting.,

1 to 9 acres farms reporting.,

10 to 19 acres (arms reporting.,

90 to 29 acres farms reporting.,

30 to 49 acres .'farms reporting..

50 to 99 acres farms reporting. ,

100 to 199 acres farms reporting. ,

200 to 499 acres farms reporting.,

500 to 999 acres farms reporting. ,

1,000 or more acre? farms reoorting.,

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting.

Cropland not harvests) and not pastured farms reporting. ,

Soil- improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting. ,

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting. ,

Woodland pastured farms reportinn. .

Woodland not pastured farms reporting. .

Other nasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting. ,

Improved pasture farms reporti ng . .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting..

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting. ,

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on Die contour farms reporting . ,

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting..

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting. ,

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number.

Under 25 years number.

25 to 34 years number. ,

35 to 44 years number.

45 to 51 years number.

55 to 64 years number.

65 or more years number.

Average age years . ,

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting. ,

1 to 99 days operators reporting. .

100 to 199 days operators reporting.,

200 or more days operators reporting. ,

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting.,

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting . .

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural products sold operators reporting. ,

Operators not working off their farms or nut reporting

aa to work off their farms operators reporting.,

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. ,

With income from sources other than farm operated . operators reporting. ,
With other income of family exceeding value

of agricultural products sold operators reportine. ,

See footnotes at end of table.

67,940

9.0

199.8

5,335

106

2,308

1,15c

1,065

171,250
22.7
340.5

13,504

128

5,628

30
2,435

98
3,193

2,903

401

35,756

110,953
14.7
619.8

49,436

6.6

1,267.6

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 20.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Dal a arc based on reports for only a sample of (arms. See texlj

(For definitions and explaj

FARMS BY COLOR VND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All farm operators:

Full owners number..

Part owners number. .

All tenants numln>r..

Cash tenants number. .

Share-cash tenants number. .

Livestock- share tenant* number. .

Croopers number . .

Other and unspecified tenants number. .

White farm operators!

Full owners number. .

Part owners number..

All tenants number . .

Croppers number . .

Nonwhite farm operators:

Full owners number . .

Part owners number. .

All tenants number..

Croppers number . .

FARMS BY TYPE OF F \RM

Cash-grain farms number. .

Tobacco farms number . .

Cotton farms nunber..

Other field-crop farms number..

Vegetable farms numher..

Fruit-and-nut farms number. .

Poultry farms number..

Dairy Farms number. .

Livestock larms other than poultry and dairy farms number..

Oenerai farms number. .

Miscellaneous farms number..

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines farms reporting..

number..

Com pickers forms reporting..

•number. .
Pick-up balers farms reporting. .

number. .
Field forage harvesters ,. .. farms reportinp..

number..
Motortrucks farms reporting . .

Tractors farms reporting..

Tractors other than garden farms reportinp..

number..

1 tractor farms reporting. .

2 tractors farms reporti ng . .

3 tractors farms reporting . .

4 tractors farms reporting..

5 or more tractors farms reporti ng . .

Wheel tractors farms reporti ng . .

number. .

Crasvler tractors farms reporting..

number..
Garden tractors farms reporting. .

Automobiles farms reporting. .

number. .

Automobiles and/or motor! rucks farms reporting..

Telephone farms reporting..

Home freezer .... farms reporting. .

Milking machine farms reporting..

Electric milk cooler . . farms reporting. .

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops) farms reporting. ,

Power-operated eleialor, conveyor, or blower farms reporting.,

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface .... farms reporting. .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting..

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting..

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 or more miles to *> hard si rface road farms reporting. .

1 mile . farms reporting.,

2 or .1 miles farms reporting. .

4 miles farms reporting. .

5 or more miles farms reporting . ,

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hired workers farms reporting..

persons . .
Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting, ,

persons..
Funu- report i ni; l>> nun Iht nf rvjnii-ir hm-d «.irk>T-

1 hired worker , farms reporting. .

2 hired workers farms reporting. .

.1 or 4 hired workers farms reporting. ,

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. ,

10 or more hired workers farms reporting..

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting..

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting.

Operators not reporting residence number.

See footnotes at end of table.

1,776
1,903
1,898
2,006

4,262
9,442
4,041
8,259
1,829
1,164
653
189

1,183
4,630
5,995
4,937
4,572
3,353
980
994

1,030
1,284

1,131
1,055

DELAWARE

State Table 20.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS RY SIZEOF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of forms. See text ,

(hot definitions and e^plai

Size of farm-Con Li m

FARMS RY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All farm operators

Full owners . . number.

Part owner* number.

All tenants number.

Ca.-h tenant* . , number.

Share-rash tenants number.

Crop-shore tenants number.

Livestock-share tenants number.

Croppers number .

Other ami unspecified tenants number.

White farm operators:

Fullowners number.

Part owners number .

All tenants . number.

Croppers number .

Nonwhite farm operators:

r 1 ul I owners number .

Part owners number.

All tenants number.

Croppers number. .

FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM

Cash- grain farms number.,

Tobacco farms number . .

Other field-cron farms number. ,

Vegetable farms number..

Fruit-and-nut farms number.,

Poultry farms number.,

Dairy farms number.,

Livestock farms other than poultry ami dairy farms number.,

General farms ... number. .

Miscellaneous farms number..

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD
Grain combines farms report ing. ,

number..
Com pickers farms reporting. .

number.,
Piek-un balers farms reporting..

number..
Field forage harvesters farms reporting..

number..
Motortrucks farms reporting. .

number..
Tractors farms reporting. ,

number..
Tractors other than garden farms reporting..

number.,

1 tractor farms reporting. .

2 tractors farms reporting..

3 tractors farms reporting..

4 tractors farms reporting. .

5 or more tractors farms reporti ng . .

Wheel tractors farms reporting..

number . .

Crawler tractors farms reporting. .

number..
Garden tractors farms reporting. .

Automobiles Farms reporting..

number..

Automobile- and or motortrucks farms reporting..

Telephone farms reporting..

Home freezer farms reporting..

Milking machine farms reporting. .

Electric milk cooler farms reporting. .

Crop dner (for grain, forage, or other crops) farms reporting..

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting..

Farms by kind of toad on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting. .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms repoimg. .

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting. .

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

I or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

lmile farms reporting. .

2 or 3 miles farms reoorting..

4 miles farms reporting..

5 or more miles farms reporting.,

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hi red workers farms reporti ng . .

Regular hired worker* (employed 1 50 or more days) farms reporting. .

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting . .

2 hired workers farms report i ng . .

3 or 4 hired workers 'arms reporting..

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting. .

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting. .

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting. .

Operators not reporting residence number. .

See footnotes at end of t*ble.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 20.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing

materials used during the year farms reporting..

acres on which used. .

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials /arms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting. .

Dry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. ,

Corn farms reporting. ,

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Wheat farms reporting.,

Dry materials farms reporting.,

Liquid materials farms reporting.,

Irish potatoes farms reporting . .

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting. ,

All other crops farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Lime or timing materials used during the year farms reporting,

SPECIFIED F\RM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms

Feed for livestock and poultry farms

Under $100 farms

$100 to $999 farms

$1,000 to 51,999 farms

$2,000 to $4,999 tama

$5,000 or more farms

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms

Under $1,000 Earns

$1,000 to $2,499 farTT ' 9

$2,500 to $4,999 farms

$5,000 to $9,999 farms

$10,000 or more farms

Machine hire farms

Under $200 fwms

$200 to $899 farms

$1,000 or more farms

Hired labor farms

Under $200 farms

$200 to $499 farms

$500 to $999 farms

$1,000 to $2,499 farms

$2,500 to $4,999 farms

$5,000 to $9,999 farms

$10,000 to $19,999 farms

$20,000 to $49,999 farms

$50,000 or more farms

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms

Under $100 farms

$100 to $499 farms

$500 to $999 tarms

$1,000 or more farms

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms

Under $100 farms

$100 to $499 farms

$500 to $999 farms

$1,000 to $4,999 farms

$5,000 or more farms

See footnotes at end of table.

3,713
331,151
74,040
3,697
70,501
183
3,539

reporting,
report! nc .
reporting.

rerortinc. .
reporting..
reporting. ,
reporting. .
dollars.,
reporting. ,
reporting. ,
reporting. ,
reporting. .
rt'rortm!:. .

reporting. ,
reporting. ,
reporting. ,
dollars.,
reporting. .
reporting. .
reporting. ,
reporting. ,

reporting.,
dollars.,

reporting. ,

reporting. ,
reporting.,
reporti ng . .

3,195

134,779

3,139

25,789

5,058

5,592

2,192

131, 172

2,186

27,306

1,666
69,171
64,571

5,178

4,108

36,052.985

3,054
9,016,074

1,432

870,086
1,400
1,174

3,282

1,492,564
1,484

5,098

2,442,117

1,417

2,049

1,196

854

7,025,395

DELAWARE 83

State Table 20.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

(Fit definition* and explanations, see text)

[DhUi arc IkimimI on rqmrl- fur on U n -.iin, 1. \<- of farms. Sect

Si/.euf farm— Continued

220 to 259 acres 2fi0 t

500 to 999 acres 1,000 t,

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting. ,

Dry materials farms reporting. ,

Liquid materials farms reporting. ,

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting.,

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting.,

Corn farms reporting. ,

Dry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Wheat farms reporting. ,

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Irish potatoes farms reporting. .

Dry materials .farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

All other crops farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Lime or liming materials used during the year farms reporting. .

1,115

1,436

12,729

3,371

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms reporting.

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting.

dollars..

Under M00 farms reporting.,

$100 to $999 farms reporting.

$1,000 to $1,999 farms reporting. .

$2,000 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 or more farms reporting. ,

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting. ,

dollars..

Under $1,000 farms reporting. .

$1,000 to $2,499 farms reporting. .

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting..

$10,000 or more farms reporting.,

Machine hire farms reporting. ,

dollars.,

Under $200 farms reporting. ,

$200 to 5999 farms reporting.,

$1,000 or more farms reporting . ,

Hired labor farms reporting. ,

dollars.,

Under $200 farms reporting.,

$200 to$499 farms reporting. ,

$500 to $999 farms reporting.,

$1,000 to $2,499 farms reporting..

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting . .

55,000 to $9,999 farms reporting..

$10,000 to $19,999 farms reporting..

$20,000 to $49,999 farms reporting. .

$50,000 or more farms reporting..

Seeds, bulhs, plants, and trees farms reporting..

dot tars. .

Under $100 farms reporting..

$130 to $499 farms reporting..

$500 to 9999 farms reporting..

$1,000 or more farms reporting. .

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel

and oil for the farm business farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $100 farms reporting. .

$100 to $499 farms reporting..

$500 to $999 rarms reporting..

$1,000 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 or more farms reporting. .

See footnotes at end of table.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 20.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of famis. See text]

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, dol

average per farm, dol

All crops sold

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold ..

,M .

Fruits and nuts sold

Forest products and horticultural specialty products sold dol

\ll livestock and livestock products sold

Poultry and poultry products sold dol

Dairy products sold dol

Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold doll

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves

Cows, including heifers that have calved .

Heifers and heifer calves . .
Steers and bulls including s

r and bull calves .

s reporting

number
s reporting

number
3 reporting

number

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms reporting

2 to 4 head farms reporting

5 to 9 head A farms reporting

10 to 19 head farms reportin;

20 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 99 head farms reporting

100 to 499 head farms reporti

500 or more head farms reporting

Cows including heifers that have calved—

1 hoad farms reporting

2 to 9 head (arms reporting

10 to 19 head farms reporting

20 to 29 head farms reporting

30 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 74 head farms reporting

75 to 99 head farms reporting

100 or more hoad farms renorting

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting

2 to 9 head farms reporti ng

10 to 19 head farms reporting

20 to 29 head farms reporting

30 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 74 hoad farms repotting

75 to 99 head farms reporting

100 or more head farms reporting

Horses and/or mules farms repotting

Hogs and pigs farms reporting

number

Born since June 1 farms reporting

number

Bom before June 1 farms reporting

number

Sheep and lambs farms reporting

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting

number

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting

number

Ewes farms reporting

number

Rams and wethers farms reporting

number

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting

number
dollars

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting

dollars
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting

dollars

Milk and cream sold farms reporting

pounds
dollars

Chickens inclm-iiris linn I it- -nil farms reporting

dollars

Chicken eggs sold farms reporting

dozens
dollars

See footnotes at end of table.

84,747,980

16,288

24,937,-483

16,813,672

4,442,438
509,998

3,171,375
59,810,497
47,786,328

8,260,392

3,763,777

2,459
58,163

2,153
32,255

1,854
27,254

1,765
18,145

1,524

7,763

1,193
3,574
2,206

37,055
1,391

22,388
1,649

14,667

115

2,013

26,337

2,158,651

1,295

43,328

1,429,824

4,371

52,452

1,184

177,919,802

8,260,392

2,354

42,868,981

1,248

8,552,950

3,677,770

:, 670,046

15,318

472,354

13,085

6,725

544

452,000

i, 197, 692

;, 146,142

31,509,215

9,623

1,589,264

527,610

136,880

5,829

918,945

9,919,951

9,515,155

34,855

369,941

4,612,886

9,338

726,586

660,153

50,745

6,488

9,200

3,886,300

3,593,395

113,265

179,640

7,674,169
13,141
949,996

24,175

6,724,173

5,788,725

657,305

2,225
155,360

DELAWARE

State Table 20.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Cohtinued

(Data are baaed on reports for only n sample of farms. *■<■ U<*t |

(For definitions and explanations, boo text)

Si 7.0 (if faniM Vmti I

140 lo 179 acres

ESTIMATED VALUE OE PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, dollars..

average per farm, dollars. .

All crops sold dollars..

Field crops, other Ulan vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollars...

Vegetables sold dollars...

Fruits and nuts sold dollars...

Forest products and horticultural specialty products sold dollars..

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars. . ,

Poultry and poultry products sold dollars...

Dairy products sold dollars...

Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars...

LIVESTOCK AMD LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves farms reporting...

Cows, including heifers that have calvod farms reporting. . .

number...
Milk cows farms reporting. ..

number .. .
Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting. . .

Steers and bulls including steer and hull calves farms reporting. . .

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves—

1 head farms reporting

2 to 4 head farms reporting.. .

5 to 9 head farms reporting.. .

10 to 19 head farms reporting...

20 to 49 head farms reporting...

50 to 99 head farms reporting. . .

100 to 499 head farms reporting...

500 or more head farms reporting. ..

Cows including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting.. .

2 to 9 head farms reporting...

10 to 19 head Jams reporting. . .

20 to 29 head farms reporting

30 to 49 head farms reporting...

50 to 74 head farms reporting. . .

75 to 99 head farms reporting. ..

10(1 or more head farms reporting...

VSlkcows-

1 head farms reporting

2 to 9 head farms reporting...

10 to 19 head farms reporting. . .

20 to 29 head farms reporting

30 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 74 bead farms reporting. . .

75 to 99 head farms renorting. . .

100 or more head farms reporting. . .

Horses and/Ctr mules farms reporting. . .

number...

HogS and pigs farms renorting. . .

number. . .

Bom since June 1 farms reporting. ..

number...

Bom before June I farms reporting...

number...

Sheep and lambs farms reporting...

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting. . .

number.. .
Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting...

Ewes farms reporting. ..

Rams and wethers farms reporting...

number...

Chickens 4 months old and ovet farms reporting. . .

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting...

number...

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting...

number. ..

dollars...
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting

number

dollars...
Milk and cream sold 1 farms reporting. ..

dollars...
Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting...

dollars...
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting...

dozens

6,047,579

14,097

2,198,869

1,924,953

166,575

17,763

89,578

3,848,710

2,759,726

837,355

251,629

5,271,430

15,504

1,924,351

1,594,310

182,890

142,061

5,090

3,347,079

2,007,114

1,091,560

248,405

85
345
175

2,480
100

1,020
140

1,460

4,500,511

19,826

2,051,036

1,387,799

141,115
9,997

512,125
2,449,475

786,178
1,362,850

300,447

11,576,218

23,014

5,148,100

3,672,026

1,183,650

253,559

38,865

6,428,118

3,564,948

2,160,465

702,705

13,409

316

7,957

9,498,934
53,067
4,574,107
3,142,562
1,087,404
58,327

285,814
4,924,827
3,332,821

909,335

682,671

3,547,585

90,964

2,132,362

762,862

639, 548
13,319

716,633
1,415,223
1,039,837

191,802

183,584

.tollal

See footnotes at end of table.

220,605
94,860 |

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 20.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for unlv ;i sample of farms. Sec te\l !

[For drTinilion.s and oxplai

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODI'CTS-Continued

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959 ....farms reporting.

number of litters.

1 or 2 liUors fArms reporting.

3 to 9 Jitters farms reporting.

10 to 19 litters farms reporting.

20 to 39 litters farms reporting.

40 to 69 litters Firms reporting.

70 or more litters farms reporting.

June 2 to November 30 farms reporting.

number of litters.
December 1 to June 1 farms reporting.

number of litters.

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Com for all purposes farms reporting.

■ report inc.
3 reporting.

- n-r>orlin;'.
s reporting.

- reporting.

bushels..

Sales farms reporting. .

bushels..

Wheat harvested farms reporting..

bushels . .

Sales f aims reporting . .

bushels . .

Barley harvested farms reporting. .

bushels . .

Sales farms reporting. .

bushels . .

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting..

bushels . .

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres . .

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay .-...farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Lespedeaa cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Other hay cut farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, ot small grains farms reporting

tons, green weight

Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting. . .

bushels . . .

Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting...

Sales dollars . . .

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards , groves , vineyards , and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting . . .

Apples 3 farms reporting . . .

Trees of all ages number. . .

Trees not of bearing age number. . .

Trees of bearing age number...

Quantity harvested bushels . . .

165

320

3,748

147,167

7,173,292

2,942

5,124,674

1,091

25,001

649,512

1,036

607,815

772

399
273,566

2,967

136,513

3,188,437

1,127
20,155
32,154

96,472
34,942
61,530
273,665

Z Reported in small fractions. - 1 Includes milk equivalent of crei

3 Does not include data for farms with less than 20 trees and grapevine:

t and butterf at sold .

DELAWARE

State Table 20.- FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

(Data are basi*l on mpoitfl f<ir only ■ BUnpte of farm*. So

Si/.c> of fiimi-Coritiminl

LfVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PraiWCTS-Continued

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959 ....bums reporting

number of liters

1 or 2 litters farms reporting

3 to 9 titters farms reporting

10 to 10 lillere tarns reporting

20 to 39 I itters farms reporti ng

40 to 69 1 liters farms reporti ng

70 or more litters farms reporting

June2 to November 30 farms reporting

number of liners
December 1 to Juno t farms reporting

number of litters

SPECIFIED CROPS a\H VESTED
Com for all purposes farms reporting

9 reporting

■j ri'[n.rliri:.'

s reporting
9 reporting

Harvested for grain ,

Wheat harvested fauns reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Barley harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales fanns reporting

bushels

harvested for beans farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting.

Sales f aims reporting .

spedeza cut for hay farms reporting .

Sales farms reporting .

Other hay cut farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

green weight.

-farms reporting.

Apples 3 farms reporting .

Trees of *»i 1 ages number .

Trees not of bearing age number.

Trees of bearing age... number.

Qiantity harvested bushels.

33,659

22,822

1,637,145

1,133,825

391

148

1,132,640

893,030

252

110

7,509

5,152

191,828

140,126

252

110

183,930

134,071

181

104

2,763

3,446

124,533

146,134

1,140

165

3,435

73,497
27,872
45,625
155,540

16,790
6,510
10,280
35,760

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959

{Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See texl

(For descriptions and explanations, see text)

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number

Percent distribution percent

Land in farms acres

Percent distribution percent

Average size of farm acres

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm .dollars

Average per acre dollars,

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting.

1 to 9 acres farms reporting

ID to 10 acres farms reporting

20 to 29 acres farms reporting

30 to 49 acres farms reporting

50 to 99 acres farms reporting

100 to 199 acres farms reporting

200 to 499 acres farms reporting

500 to 999 acres farms reporting

1,000 or more acres farms reporting

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporti

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) forms reporting

Woodland pastured farms reporting

Woodland not pastured farms reporting,

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting,

Improved pasture farms reporting,

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting

Cropland used for grain or row crops
farmed on the contour farms reporting

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting

System of terraces on crop and pasture land , . .farms reporting

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age .number

Under 25 yeara number

25 to 34 years number

35 to 44 years number

45 to 54 years numl>er

55 to fi4 years number

65 or more years number

Average ago years

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting

1 to 99 days operators reporting

100 to 199 days operators reporting

200 or more days operators reporting

With oUier members of family working off farm operators reporting

With income from sources other than farm

With other income of family exceeding value of
agricultural products sold operators reporting

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting

With income from sources other than farm operated . . operators reporting
With otiier income of family exceeding value

of agricultural products sold operators reporting

See footnotes at end of table.

754,382
145.0

6,030

3,469

182,376

1,111
1,268
1,232

1,030
1,326

3,003
499

1,114

685,582
100.0
176.4

2,292

1,862

50,318

47,153

1,186

765

28,062

21,469

4,750
2,633

158,611

250,655
36.6
118.7

2,875
1,417
67,210

250
5,428

117
3,270

306,363
44.7
268.7

DELAWARE

State Table 21. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

I Data ore bused on reports for only a sample of farms. Seo text J

(For definitions ami explai

Commercial farms by tenure of operator — Continued

Caah tenants

Other and
unspecified

benante

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number

Percent distribution percent

Land in farms acres

Percent distribution percent

Average si ze of farm acres

Value of land and buildings

Average per farm ..dollars

Avenge per acre dollars

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting

1 to 9 acres farms reporting

10 to 19 acres farms reporting

20 to 29 acres farms reporting

30 to 49 acres farms reporting

50 to 99 acres farms reporting

100 to 199 acres farms reporting

200 to 499 acres farms rerjorting

500 to 999 acres farms reporting

1,000 or more acres farms reporti ng

Cropland used only for pasture ..farms reporting

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting

Woodland pastured farms reporting

Woodland not pastured farms reporting

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting

Improved pasture farms reporting

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting

Land use practices:

Cropland in covet crops farms reporting

Cropland used for grain or row crops
farmed on the contour Tarns reporti ng

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting

System of terraces on crop and pasture land /arms reporting

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age .number

Under 25 years .number

25 to 34 years .number

35 to 44 years number

55 to 64 years f .:>■ <6f

65 or more years ., number

Average age years

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
working off their farms, total operators reporting

1 to 99 days operators reporting

100 to 199 days operators reporting

200 or more days operators reporting

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural products sold operators reporting

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting

With income from sourcesother than farm operated . . . operators reporting
With other income of family exceeding value

of agricultural products sold operators reporting

See footnotes at end of table.

46,145

6.7

209.8

10,015

1.5

303.5

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of forma. See text J

Commercial farms by

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines farms reporting

number
Com pickers farms reporting

Pick-up balers farms reporting

Field forage harvesters farms reporting

Tractors farms reporting

number
Tractors other than garden farms reporting

, .farms reporting
.farms reporting
.farms reporting
.farms reporting

Wheel tractors farms reporting

Crawler tractors farms reporting

number

Garden tractors farms reporting

number

Automobiles farms reporting

number
Automobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting

Telephone farms reporting

Pome freezer farms reporting

Milking machine farms reporting

Electric milk cooler , .farms reporting

Farms by kind of toad on which located:

Hard surface farms reporti ng .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms renorlinR.

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting.

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road rarms reporting.

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting.,

1 mile farms reporting.

2 or 3 miles farms reporting.

\ miles farms reporting.,

5 or more miles farms reporting.,

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hired workers farms reporting.

persons.

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting.,

2 hired workers farms reporting.

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting..

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting.

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

i farm operated operators reporting.

g on farm operated operators reporting. ,

ot reporting residence jiumber. ,

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year operators reporting.

Dry materials . .
Liquid materials

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Other pasture (not cropland) .

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Dry materials

Liquid materials

See footnotes at end of table.

i reporting.
> reporting.
i reporting.

i reporting.

8,259
1,829
1,164

3,7X3
331,151
74,040
3,697
70,501
183
3,539

3,195

134,779

3,139

25,789

1,620
1,742
1,787
1,895

4,619

3,281
8,067
3,175
7,174
1,159
989
633

3,489
4,553
3,711

2,952
314,956
70,980
2,936
67,454
177
3,526

2,619

126, 594

2,568

24,203

1,663
3,391
1,577
2,911

1,845
2,303
1,971

1,438
89,841
20,067
1,428
19,255
63
812

1,255
41,873
1,230
7,511

1,090
3,280
1,080
3,023

1,064
1,529
1,125

1,029
162,236
37,405
1,023
35,433
96
1,972

DELAWARE

State Table 21. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Data are based on reports for only • sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

clal farms by tenure of operator— Continued

Cash tenants

SPEC1FTED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES \ND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines fa/ma reporting. ,

number.,
Com pickers farms reporting..

Pick-up balers farms reporting.,

Field forage harvesters farms reporting..

number. ,
Motortrucks farms reporti ng . ,

Tractors ; farms reporting. .

Tractors other than garden farms reporting. .

number. .

1 tractor farms reporting..

2 tractors farms reporting. .

3 tractors farms reporting. .

4 tractors farms reporting..

5 or more tractors farms reporting..

Wheel tractors farms reporting..

number..

Crawler tractors farms reporting. .

number..
Garden tractors farms reporting..

Automobiles farms reporting. .

number..
Automobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting. .

Telephone farms reporting..

Home freezer farms reporti ng . .

Milking machine farms reporting. .

Electric milk cooler farms reporting..

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops) farms reporting. .

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting. .

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporti ng . .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting. .

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting. .

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 mile farms reporting..

2 or 3 miles farms reporting..

4 miles farms reporting..

5 or more miles farms reporting. .

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers farms reporting. .

persons . .
Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting. .

persons . .

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting. .

2 hired workers farms reporting..

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting. .

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting. .

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting..

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting..

Operators not reporting residence .number..

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing

materials used during the year farms reporting..

acres on which used..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Crops on which used-
Hay and crop! and pasture farms reporti ng . .

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Other pasture (not cropland) Tarms reporting. .

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Corn farms reporting..,

Dry materials farms reporting..,

Liquid materials farms reporting..,

See footnotes at end of table.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample or farms. See text]

Commercial farms by tenure of operator

USE OF COMMERCI 4L FERTILIZER AND LIME-Continued
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing materials
used during the year— Continued
Crops on which used— Continued
Wheat farms reporting. .

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting.,

Irish potatoes farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

All other crops farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Lime or liming materials used during the year farms reporting.

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

UnderSlOO

$100 to $999

51,000 to S1.999

$2,000 to 54,999

$5,000 or more

Purchase of livestock and poultry .

Under 11,000

$1,000 to 12,499

$2,500 to $4,999

$5,000 to $9,999

$10,000 or more

Machine hire

Under S200

dollars.
s reporting.

3 reporting.
9 reporting.

i reporting.

5,058

5,592

2,192

131,172

2,1S6

27,306

1,666
69,171
64,571

5,178

4,108

36,052,985

3,054

9,016,074

1,432

2,689

870,086

1,400

1,17*

1,767

124,577

1,761

26,095

1,421
65,131
61,671

3,887

3,258

35,781,600

2,112

1,833

18,761,809

15,777

1,272

$1,000 to $2,499

$2,500 to $4,999

$5,000 to $9,999

$10,000 to $19,999

$20,000 to $49,999

$50,000 or more

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and I

its reporting.,
ms reporting.,
ms renorting.,
n's reporting..

s reporting.
s renorting.

3,282

1,492,564

1,484

1,334

farms reporting. ,

dollars.,

Under $100 farms reporting..

$100 to $499 farms reporting. ,

$500 to $999 farms reporting. ,

$1,000 to $4,999 farms reporting. ,

$5,000 or more farms reporting. ,

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

5,098

2,4*2,117

1,417

2,049

i vegetables and fruits f

Forcsi products and horticultural specialty products sulci dollai

All I:

. .dollai

d livestock products sold

Poultry and poultry products sold dollai

Dairy products sold dollai

Livestock and livestock products, other

than poultry and dairy, sold dollai

See footnotes at end of table.

24,937,483
16,813,672

4,4*2,438
509,998

3,171,375

59,810,497
47,786,328
8,260,392

23,9*5,875
15,980,875

*, 368, 313
500,882

3,095,805

59,427,826
47,633,5*8
8,23*,922

7,032,929

5,123,98*

1,027,757

257,936

623,252

29,266,752
24,791,035
2,734,107

11,515,266

7,975,264

2,606,142

169,105

764,755

19,047,2
14,091,461
3,606,599

62,1
2,***, 229
311,948
516,979
63,75*
1,551,548

3,898,590

3,454,937

328,831

DELAWARE

State Table 21. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

| Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

USE OF CTHP-rERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME-Continuad
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing matenals
used during the year— Continued
Crops on which used— Continued
Wheat farms reporting-

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting. ,

Irish potatoes /arms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting.,

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

All other crops farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. ,

Lime or liming materials used during the year farms reporting..

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms reporting.

Feed Tor livestock and poultry farms reporting.

dollars..

Under MOO farms reporting. .

S100 to $999 farms reporting.,

$1,000 to $1,999 farms reporting.

$2,000 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 or more farms reporting..

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting.,

dollars.,

Under $1,00C farms reporting.,

$1,000 to $9, 199 farms reporting.,

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting. ,

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting.,

$10,000 or more farms reporting.,

Machine hire farms reporting. ,

dollars..

Under $200 farms reporting..

$200 to $999 farms reporting..

$1,000 or more farms reporting..

Hired labor farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under $200 farms reporting..

$200 to $499 farms reporting..

$500 to $999 farms reporting,.

$1,000 to $2,499 farms reporting..

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting. .

$10,000 to $19,999 farms reporting..

$20,000 to 549,999 farms reporting. .

$50,000 or more farms reporting..

Seeds, bulbs, plants and trees farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under $100 farms reporting. .

$100 to $499 farms reporting..

$500 to $999 farms reporting..

$1,000 or more farms reporting..

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel

and oil for the farm business farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under $100 farms reporting..

$100 to $499 farms reporting..

$500 to $999 farms reporting..

$1,000 to 54,999 farms reporting. .

$5,000 or more farms reporting..

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm product* sold .total, dollars..

average per farm, dollars..

All crops sold dollars..

Field crops, other lhan vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollars..

Vegetables sold dollars. .

Fruits and nuts sold dollars..

Forest products and horticultural snecialty products sotd dollars..

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars..

Poultry and poultry products sold dollars..

Dairy products sold dollars..

Livestock and livestock products, other

than poultry and dairy, sold dollars..

See footnotes at end of table.

of operator — Continued

286,914

280, 587

5,490

2,837

1,856,666

1,113,972

652,335

426,250
399,870
26,380

337,893
156,553
162,440

2,822,398

12,829

1,264,000

1,116,990

147,010

1,558,398
875,848
532,430

269,931
179,834
72,545

103,769
48,394
15,375

432,655

282,540
135,480

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Commercial farms by

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves

Cows, including heifers that have calved

Milk cows

Heifers and heifer calves

Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves

s reporting
9 reporting

number
9 reporting

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

2 to 4 hear! farms renorting.

5 to 9 head farms

10 to 19 head farms

20 to 49 head farms

50 to 99 head farms

100 to 490 head

Drting.
5 reporting,

> reporting,
s reporting,

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms renortine

2 to 9 head farms reporting

10 to 19 head iarms reporting

20 to 29 head farms report] ng

10 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 71 head farms reporting

) head farms reporting

100 c

1 head farms

2 to 9 head farms

10 to 19 head farms

20 to 29 head farms

m to 19 heart farms

50 to 74 head farms

75 to 99 head farms

100 or more head farms r

Horses and/Of mules farms r

HogS and pigS farms

Bom since Juno 1 farms

Horn before June 1 farms

Sheep and lambS farms reporting

number
Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting

Sheen 1 year old and over farms reporting

Rams and wethers farms reporting

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting

number
reporting

number

Sheep and lambs sold a

Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting.,

dollars

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958,

to November 30, 1959 farms reporting

number of litters

lor 2 litters farms reporting

ft to 9 litters

10 to 19 litters

20 to 39 lit
40 to 69 lit

70 or more
June 2 to Not

ronorti ng . .
reporti ng . .
reporting. .

er -10 farms reporti ng . ,

number of litters.,

December 1 to June 1 farms reporting.,

number of litters.,

2,459
58,163

2,153
32,255

1,854
27,254

1,765
18,145

1,524

7,763

2,013

26,337

2,158,651

1,295

43,328

1,429,824

1,184

177,919,802

8,260,392

2,354

42,868,981

1,248

8,552,950

3,677,770

1,974
55,968

1,778
31,400

1,549
26,674

1,470
17,370

1,299

7,198

1,193

898

3,574

2,789

2,206

1,646

37,055

32,805

1,391

1,046

22,388

19,818

1,649

1,244

14,667

12,987

2,346

2,219

1,708

25,497

2,075,006

1,139

177,372,834

8,234,922

2,104

42,835,443

58,464,859

2,734,107

1,269

22,987,350

628

21,375

571

12,267

504

10,688

502

7,199

423

1,909

2,111

1,061

DELAWARE

State Table 21. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1,959-Continued

| Data are based on reports Tor only a sample of Turns. See text]

Commercial fa

of operator — Continued

Cash tenants

LIVESTOCK \NT) LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and Calves farms reporting.

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting.

number .
Milk cows farms reporting.

number . .
Heifers and hei fer calves farms reporting.

Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves farms reporting.

number.

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and cajves-

1 head farms reporting . .

2 to 4 head ... farms reporting..

5 to 9 head . ... farms reporting..

10 to 19 head .... farms reporting..

20 to 49 head farms reporting. .

50 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 to 499 head farms r.-porUng..

500 or more head farms reporting. .

Cows, including heifers that have calved—

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 head .... farms reporting..

W to 49 head farms reporting.,

50 to 74 head 'arms reporting..

75 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 or more head ...farms reporting..

Milk cows-

1 head ....... farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting. .

10 to 19 head , farms reporting. ,

20 to 29 head farms reporting..

% to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting.,

75 to 99 head farms reporting. .

100 or more head . .farms reporting..

HotSes and Of mules farms reporting..

number . .

HogS and pigS farms reporting.,

number. .

Bom since June 1 farms reporting.,

number. ,
Bom before Juno 1 farms reporting. ,

Sheep and lambS farms reporting. .

number.,

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting.,

number.,

Sheep 1 year old and ovet farms reporting.,

number . ,

Ewes farms reporting..

number.,

Rams and wethers farms reporting. ,

number . ,

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting.

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting.,

nuiiber.

dollars.,
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting.

number.

dollars.
Sheeo and Iambs sold alive farms reporting.

number.

dollars.

Milk and cream sold Farms reporting.

Chickens including broilers sold Tarms reporting.

dollars.,
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting. .

dollars

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958,
to November 30, 1959 farms reporting.,

number of litters.,

1 or 2 litters .... farms reporting..

3 to 9 litters farms reporting.,

10 to 19 litters .... farms reporting.,

20 to ^9 litters ... , farms reporting.,

40 to 69 litters farms reporting.,

70 or more litters ..... farms reporting..

June 2 to Noi ember V) farms reports ng . ,

number of litters.,
December 1 to June 1 farms reporting..

159,600
68,623

rot lil

See footnotes at end of table.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Commercial farms by tenure of operator

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms

Under 11 acres farms

11 to 24 acres farms

25 to 49 acres farms

50 to 74 acres farms

75 to 99 acres farms

100 or more acres farms

Harvested for grain farms

Sales farms

Wheat harvested farms

Sales farms

Barley harvested farms

Sales farms

Soybeans harvested for beans farms

reporting .

reporting,
reporting .
reporting,
reporting .
reporting .
reporting .
reporting.

bushels.

reporting .

bushels .

reporting .

bushels.

bushels .

reporting.

bushels .

reporting.

bushels.

Hay crops :

Land from which hay was cut acres . .

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting. .

Sales farms reporting. .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

Other hay cut farms reporting .

Sales farms reporting.

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting.

,-r^e

eight.

Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting .

bushels.

Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting.

Sales dollars .

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

Apples 3 farms reporting.

Trees of all ages number.

Trees not of bearing age number.

Trees of bearing age number.

Quantity harvested bushels.

165

320

3,748

147,167

7,173,292

2,942

5,124,674

1,091

25,001

649,512

1,036

607,815

772

2,967

136,513

3,188,437

1,127
20,155
32,154

96,472
34,942
61,530
273,665

165

314

2,932

136,982

6,782,162

2,371

4,869,244

1,046
24,676
643,542

1,011
604,385

712

2,332

125,768

2,968,297

96,342
34,892
61,450
273,665

1,450

44,846

2,198,590

1,116

1,534,914

434

1,060
37,289
913,135

68,382
26,172
42,210

138,700

1,012
66,140

3,174,007

10,750
2,210
8,540

97,080

15,656

15,176

34,970

20,240

16,860
6,510
10,350
37,210

Z Reported in small fractions.

1 Includes milk equivalent of cream and butterfat sold.

2 Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

3 Does not include data for farms with less than 20 trees and grapevines.

DELAWARE 97

State Table 21. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

3 based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text ]

- and explanations, see text)

Commercial farms by

of operator— Continued

Cash tenants

SPECIFIED PROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting

Under 11 acres farms reporting

11 to 24 acres farms reporting

25 to 49 acres farms reporting

50 to 74 acres farms reporting

75 to 99 acres farms reporting

100 or more acres farms reporting

Harvested for grain farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Wheat harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Barley harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting

bushels

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Other hay cut farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting.

tons, green weight.

Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting.

bushels.

Vegetables harvested for sal£ farms reporting.

Sales dollars

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards , groves , vineyards , and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting

Apples 3 farms reporting

TreeB of all ages number

Trees not of bearing age number

Trees of bearing age number

Quantity harvested bushels

12,194
21

10,965

29,750

19,465

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21a.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For descriptions and explanatio

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms .number. .

Percent distribution percent. .

Land in farms acres..

Percent distribution percent. .

Average size of farm acres.,

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm dollars .

Average per acre dollars..

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting. ,

1 to 9 acres farms reporting..

10 to 19 acres farms reporting. ,

20 to 29 acres farms reportin

30 to 49 acres farms reportin

50 to 99 acres farms reporting. .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting. ,

200 to 499 acres farms reportini

500 to 999 acres farms reporting. .

1,000 or more acres farms reporting..

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting. .

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting..

Sot I -improvement grasses and legumes Tarms reporting.,

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting.

Woodland pastured farms reporting.

Woodland not pastured farms reporting. .

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting.

Improved pasture farms reporti ng . .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting.

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting. ,

Cropland used for grnin or row crops
farmed on the contour farms reporting.,

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting. ,

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting. ,

FARM OPERATORS BV AGE
Operators reporting age number. ,

Under 25 years number.,

25 to 34 years number. ,

35 to 44 years number.

45 to 54 years number.

55 to 64 years number.,

65 or more years number. .

Average age years . ,

OFF- FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Fatm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting.,

1 to 99 days operators reporting. ,

100 to 199 days operators reporti ng . ,

200 or more days operators reporting. ,

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. ,

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off- farm work operators reporting. .

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural products sold operators reporting.,

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm operated . . operators reporting. .
With other income of family exceeding value

of agricultural products sold operators reporting. .

See footnotes at end of table.

741, 342
148.3

2,252
49,873
1,116

26,852

6,015

3,354

179,081

1,071
1,208
1,197

2,918

479

1,074

cial farms try tenure of white operator

675,642
100.0
177.0

4,750

2,593

155,961

246,520
36.5
118.7

8,822

2,394

2,875
1,397
66,150

23,541

30
1,375

301,058
44.6
271-2

DELAWARE 99

State Table 21a. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TFNURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only i

(Fur definitions and explai

Commercial farms by tenure of white operator— Continued

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms .number

Percent distribution percent

Land in farms acres

Percent distribution percent

Average si te of farm acres

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm dollars

Average per acre dollars

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting

I to 9 acres farms reporting

10 to 19 acres farms reporting

20 to 99 acres farms reporting

30 to 49 acres farms reporting

50 to 99 acres farms reporting

100 to 199 acres farms reporting

200 to 499 acres farms reporting

500 to 999 acres farms reporting

1,000 or more acres farms reporting,

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting

Woodland pastured farms reporting

Woodland not pastured farms reporting

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting

Improved pasture farms reporting

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting

Cropland used for grain or row crops
farmed on the contour farms reporting

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control /arms reporti ng

System of terraces on crop and pasture land /arms reporting

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age .number,

Under 25 years .number.

25 to 34 years .number.

15 to 44 years number.

45 to 54 years number,

55 to 64 years .number,

65 or more years number,

Average age years,

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting,

1 to 99 days operators reporti ng .

100 to 199 days operators reporting,

200 or more days operators reporting

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting ,

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-fan:} work operators reporting ,

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural products sold operators reporting,

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting.

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting,

With income from sources other Ihan farm operated. . . operators reporting,
With other income of family exceeding value

of agriculture] products sold operators reporting,

See footnotes at end of table.

100

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21a.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are bawd on reports For only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

Commercial farms by tenure of white operator

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines farms reporting. ,

number. .
Com pickers farms reporting.

Pick-up balers farms reporting.

number.
Field forage harvesters farms reporting.

number..
Motortrucks farms reporting..

Tractors farms reporti ng .

Tractors other Ulan garden farms reporting. ,

number.

1 tractor farms reporting.,

2 tractors farms reporting.,

1 tractors farms reporting.,

4 tractors farms reporting. .

5 or more tractors farms reporting.

Wh o| tractors farms reporting.

Crawler tractors forms reporting.

number.

Garden tractors farms reporting .

number.

Automobi les farms report] ng , ,

\utomobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting. .

Telephone farms reportin

Home freezer farms reporting.

Milking machine farms renorting.

Electric milk cooler farms reporting.

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops) farms reporting.

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting.

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting.

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting.

Dirt or unimproved farms repining.

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms renorting.

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting.,

1 mile farms reporting.

2 or .1 miles farms reporting.

1 miles farms reporting.

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hired workers rarms reporting.

persons.
Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting.

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting.,

2 hired workers farms reporting.

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting.

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting .

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting.

Operators not reporting residence number.

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year operators reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture farms reporti n|

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Other pasUire (not cropland) farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials rarms reporting.

Corn farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

See footnotes at end of table.

4,147
9,277
3,926
8,099
1,749
1,134
653
184

4,465
5,815
4,757

3,588
327,801
73,394
3,572
69,870
178
3,524

3,080

132,734

3,024

25,458

1,605
1,722
1,762
1,870

4,539

3,221

7,967
3,115
7,074
1,129
964
633

2,897
312,271
70,454
2,881
66,943
172
3,511

2,564

125,089

2,513

23,955

1,628
3,341
1,542
2,861

1,810
2,268
1,936

19,871
1,398
19,059

1,225
41,093
1,200
7,398

1,070
3,235
1,060
2,978

1,039
1,504
1,095

1,004
160,936
37,075

DELAWARE 101

State Table 21a. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

| Data are based on reports for only a simple of farms. See text]

clal farms by tenure of white operator— Continued

Cash tenants

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIN'D OF ROAD

Grain combines

Com pickers

Pick-up balers

Field forage harvesters .
Motortrucks

s reportj ng . .

number . ,
i reporting.,

number.,
i reporti ng . ,

number.,
3 reporti ng . ,

number. ,

Tractors ton™ reporting.,

number..

Tractors other th an garden farms reporting.,

number.,

1 tractor farms reporting..

2 tractors farms reporting.

3 tractors farms reporting..

4 tractors farms reporting . .

5 or more tractors farms reporting. .

Wheel tractrrs farms reporting .

number.,
Crawler tractors farms reporting. .

number.,
Garden tractors farms reporting.,

number..

Automobiles farms reporting.

number. .
Automobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting..

Telephone farms reporting.

hone freezer farms reporting.,

Milking machine farms reporting.

Electric milk cooler farms reporting.

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting.,

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting.

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting.

Less than I mile to a hard surface road farms reporting. ,

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting.

1 mile farms reporting. .

2 or 3 miles farms reporting. ,

4 miles farms reporting..

5 or more miles farms reporting.,

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers farms reporting.,

Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting.

persona.

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired workers

; reporting. .
s reporti ng . ,
= reporting..
i reporting,
s reporting..

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting..

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting..

Operators not reporting residence number..

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME

Dry materials farms reporting.,

Liquid materials farms reporting. ,

Dry materials forms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting.,

Corn /arms reporting.,

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting. ,

Se* botootes at end of table.

102

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21a.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and expla

USE OF COMMERCI \L FERTILIZER A.ND UME-Continued
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing materials
used during the year— Continued
Crops on which used-Continued

Wheat farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials : farms reporting..

Irish potatoes farms reporting. .

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

All other crops forms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting. ,

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Lime or liming materials used during (lie year farms reporting. .

acres limed..

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

dollars..

Under $100 farms reporting.,

$100 to $999 farms reporting..

$1,000 to $1,999 farms reporting..

$2,000 to $1,999 farms reporting. ,

$.1,000 or more /arms reporting. ,

'urchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting..

Under $1,<W0

£1,000 to $2,499 .
$2,500 to $4,999 .
$5,000 to $9,999 .
$10,000 or more .

Under S200 ..
$200 to S999 .
$1,000 or more

dollar

s reporting..
5 reporting..
1 reporti ng . .
5 reporting..
s reporting. .

Under S200 .'

$200 to $499

$500 to $999

$1,000 to $2,499

$2,500 to $4,999

$5,000 to $9,999 '..'.

$10,000 to $19,999

$20,000 to $49,999

$50,000 or more

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees

Under $100

$100 to $499 farms reporting.

$500 to $999 farms reporting.

$1,000 or more farms reporting.

Under $100

S100 to $499

$500 to $999

$1,000 to $1,999

$5,000 or more

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

dollars..

s reporting..
3 reporting. ,
> reporting..

* reporting..

All crops sold dollai

Field crops, other than vegetables un! fruits and nuts, sold dollar

Vegetables sold dollai

Fruits and nuts sold dollai

Forest products and horticultural *pe''ni!i\ products ^olii dollai

All livestock and livestock products sold dollai

Poultry and poultry products sold dollai

Dairy products sold dollai

Livestock and livestock products, other
Ulan poultry and dairy, sold dollai

See footnotes at end of table.

2,122

129,927

2,116

27,016

1,631
68,651
64,081

4,988

3,968

35,900,330

2,969

8,982,264

1,362

2,604

850,906

1,345

1,149

3,167

1,482,234

1,404

1,299

4,918

2,403,497

1,317

1,989

24,650,698
16,567,842

4,401,483
509,998

3,171,375

59,525,122
47,597,958
8,201,132

:ial farms by tenure of white operator

1,732

123,457

1,726

25,842

1,396
64,686
61,216

3,817

3,218

35,648,255

23,694,024
15,762,294

4,335,043
500,882

3,095,1

59,176,705
47,447,512
8,182,422

1,792

2,149

2,077

1,818

18,749,684

36,139,916

17,400

6,918,920

5,018,245

1,019,487

257,936

623,252

29,220,996
24,790,914
2,694,107

30,290,077

27,288

11, 389, 154

7,874,152

2,581,142

169,105

764,755

18,900,923
13,964,546
3,594,099

311,948

516,979

63,754

1,551,548

3,898,590

3,454,937

328,831

DELAWARE 103

State Table 21a.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

| Data are bM«d on report* for only a sample of farms'. See text J

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER \VD LIME- Continued
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing materials
used during the year- Continued
Crops on which used— Continued

Wheat farms reporting..

Dry maleri a] s farms report! ng . ,

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Irish potatoes farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

All other croos farms reporting. ,

Dry materials farms reporting, .

Liquid materials farms reporting. ,

Lime or liming materials used during the year farms reporting.,

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms reporting. ,

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting. ,

dollars.,

Under MOO farms reporting..

$100 to $999 farms reporting, ,

$1,000 to $1,999 1 farms reporting . ,

$2,000 to £4,999 farms reporting.,

55,000 or more farms reporting. ,

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting. ,

dollars..

Under S1.00C farms reporting..

$1,000 to $9,199 farms reporting.,

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting.,

$5,000 to $6,999 farms reporting. .

$10,000 or more farms reporting.,

Machine hire farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $900 Farms reporting.,

$300 to $999 farms reporting..

$1,000 or more ' farms reporting..

Hired labor farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under <200 farms reporting. ,

$200 to $499 farms reporting.,

$500 to $999 farms reporti ng . ,

$1,1)00 to 52,499 , farms reporting. ,

$2,500 to 54.999 farms reportinp..

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting.,

$10,000 to $19,999 farms reporting.,

$20,000 to 549,999 farms reporti nc. ,

$50,000 or more farms reporting. ,

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting.,

dollars.,

Under $100 farms reporting.,

^100 to $499 , farms reporti ng . .

$500 to 5999 farms reporting..

*l,OO0 or more farms reporting..

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel

and oil for the farm business farms reporting.

dollars..

Under $100 farms reporti ne..

$100 to $499 farms reporting. ,

$500 to 5999 farms reporting.

$1,000 to 54,999 farms reporting.

$5,000 or more farms reporting.

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold .total, dollar

average per farm, dollar

.All crops sold dollar

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollar

Vegetables sold dollai

Fruits and nuts sold dollai

Forest products and horticultural specially products sold dollai

All livestock and livestock products sold dollai

Poultry and poultry products sold dollar

Dairy products sold dollai

Livestock and livestock products, other
than poultry and dairy, sold dollai

See footnotes at end of table.

of white operator — Continued

280,587
5,490
2,837

1,856,666

1,113,972
652,335

426,250
399,870
26,380

337,893
156,553
162,440

1,252,270
1,105,260

147,010

1,499,398

-"' ,■:.. I
532,430

269,931
179,834
72,545

103,769
48,394
15,375

432,655
282,540
135,480

104

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21a.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are basod on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

ial farms by tenure of white operator

All tenants

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves farms reporting.

Cows, including heiFers that have calved farms reporting.,

Milk cows farms reportini

number..
Heifers and heifer calves farms r

Steers and 1ml Is including steer and hull calves farms r

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves—

1 head farms reporting .

5 to head farms reporting.

10 to 19 head farms reporting,

3) to 49 head farms reporti ng .

50 to 99 head farms reporting.

100 to 499 head farms reporting.

500 or more head farms reporti ng .

Cows, including heifers thai have calved—

1 head farms reporting.

2 to 9 head farms reporting ,

10 to 19 head farms reporting.

20 to 29 head farms reporting.

10 to 49 head farms reporting.

50 to 74 head farms reporting.

75 to 99 head farms reporting.

100 or more head farms reporting.

Milk COW5-

1 head farms renortirtg.

2 to 9 head farms reporting,

10 lo 19 head farms report i ng .

20 to 29 head , farms reporting.

30 to 49 head farms reporting,

SO to 74 head farms reporting.

75 to 99 head farms reporti ng .

100 or more head farms reporti rig.

Horses and/or mules farms reporting.

number.

Hogs and pigs farms reporting.

Born since June 1 farms reporti ng.

number.
Bom before June 1 .farms reporting.

Sheep and lambS farms reporting.

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting.

number.
Sheen 1 year old and over farms reporting,

number.
Ewes farms reporti ng .

Rams and wethers farms reporti ng .

number.

Chickens 4 months old and over farms repotting.

number.

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting.

number.

dollars,
flogs and nigs sold alive farms reporting.

dollars.

Milk and cream sold 1 farms reporting.

pounds
dollars.

Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting.

dollars..

Chicken eggs sold ....... .farms reporting.

dozens.,
dollars.,

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958,

tO November 30, 1959 farms reporting. ,

number of lit

1 or 2 litters farms reporting..

3 to 9 litters farms renorting.,

10 to 19 litters farms reporting.,

20 to -39 litters farms reporting. .

40 to 69 litters farms reporting

70 or more Utters farms reporting

June 2 to November 30 farms reporting

number of litters

December 1 to June 1 farms reporting.

number of litters.,
See footnotes at end of table.

2,379

1,949

57,628

55,628

2,088

1,758

31,960

31,215

1,794

1,534

26,969

26,499

1,720

1,450

17,990

17,270

1,494

1,279

7,678

7,143

1,133

883

3,494

2,769

2,051

1,601

35,605

32,515

1,296

1,021

21,533

19,638

1,524

1,209

14,082

12,877

26,162

2,150,111
1,225
42,443
1,400,619
98
4,371
52,452

1,159

176,771,392

8,201,132

2,319

42,682,883

1,223

8,550,400

3,676,673

1,129

176,428,834

8,182,422

2,084

42,649,593

57,735,859
2,694,107

1,269
22,987,350

DELAWARE

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State Table 21a. -FA RMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

| Data are based 00 report m for only a Simple of farms. Soe text ]

Commercial farms by tenure- of white operator— Continued

(For definitions* and explai

Cash tenants

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle Wd Calves Conns reporting..

Cows, including heiCers that have calved farms reporting..

number. ,
Milk cows Conns reporting..

number.,
Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting.

number. ,
Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves farms reporti nj

number.,

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head Carms reporti ng . .

2 to 4 head Carms report! ng . .

5 to 9 head farms reporting. .

10 to 19 bead farms reporting..

30 to 49 head ... farms reporti ng . .

50 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 to 499 head Carms reporting..

500 or more head Carms reporting. .

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head Farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting, .

10 to 19 head farms reporting. .

20 to 29 head .... farms reporting. .

.10 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting..

75 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 or more head farms reporting..

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head ... farms reporting. .

10 to 19 head farms reporting. .

20 to 29 head Cams reporting..

TO to 49 head Carms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting. .

75 to 99 head farms reporting. .

100 or more head farms reporting..

Horses and/or mules f^ns reporting. .

number..

HogS and pigs farms reporting.,

number..
Bom since June 1 farms reporting..

Bom before June 1 farms reporting..

Sheep and lambs farms retorting..

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting.,

number. ,

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting.,

number. ,

Ewes farms reporting. .

number. .

Rams and wethers farms reporting..

number. .

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting.,

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reportir

number.,
dollars.,

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting.

number.,
dollars.,

Sheen and lambs sold alive farms reporting.,

number. ,
dollars.,

Milk and cream sold 1 farms reporting.,

pounds
dollars..

Chickens including hroilers sold farms reporting.

Chicken eggs sold farms reporting.,

dollars

Litters (arrowed December 1, 1958,

to November 30, 1959 farms reporting .

number of litters.

1 or 2 litters ... farms reporting,

3 to 9 litters farms reporting.

10 to 19 litters farms reporting.

20 to 19 litters farms reporting.

40 to 69 litters farms reporting.

70 or more litters farms renorting.

June 2 to November TO farms reporting.

number of litters.
December 1 to June 1 farms reporting.

106

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21a.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Commercial farms by tenure of white operator

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms

Under 11 acres farms

11 to 24 acres farms

25 to 49 acres farms

50 to 74 acres farms

75 to 99 acres farms

100 or more acres farms

Harvested for grain farms

Sales farms

Wheat harvested farms

Sales farms

Barley harvested f arms

Sales farms

Soybeans harvested for beans farms

reporting .
reporting,
reporting,
reporting,
reporting,
reporting .
reporting .

bushels .

reporting .

bushels .

bushels.
sporting.

bushels .

reporting .

bushels .

reporting.

bushels .

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting

Sales farms repc rting

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting

Sales .farms reporting

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Other hay cut farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting.

tons, green weight.

Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting..

bushels . .

Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting.,

Sales dollars . .

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting . ,

Apples 3 farms reporting. ,

Trees of all ages number . ,

Trees not of bearing age number . ,

Trees of bearing age number . ,

Quantity harvested bushels . ,

165

320

3,583

144,662

7,062,742

2,847

5,072,924

1,081

24,891

647,037

1,026

605,440

772

2,872

133,333

3,103,43?

1,122
20,130
32,104

96,472
34,942
61,530

273,665

165

314

2,862

135,097

6,696,012

2,326

4,824,994

1,036

24,566

641,067

1,001

602,010

712

2,272
123,113

2,891,882

96,342
34,892
61,450
273,665

2,156,065
1,091

1,504,014

1,030
36,249
882,695

68,382
26,172
42,210

138,700

16,860
6,510
10,350
37,210

i small fractions.
1 Includes milk equivalent of cream and butterfat sold.

2 Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.
3 Does not include data for farms with less than 20 trees and grapevines.

DELAWARE

State Table 21a. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-

| Duf ft are huswl on reports for only a sample of farms. See L

107

Continued

(Fur ili'fmilions nnd explai

Commercial farms by tenure of white operator — Continued

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes far

Under 11 i
11 to 24 i
25 to 49 .

Harvested for grain.

reporting

reporting
reporting
reporting
reporting
reporting
reporting
reporting

bushels

reporting

bushels

Wheat harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Barley harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Soybeans harvested for beans.

reporting
bushels

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms

reporting

reporting.

for hay farms reporting.

farms reporting .

reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

Other hay cut farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

falfa,

....farms reporting.

tons, green weight.

planted nut trees J farms reporting...

Apples 3 farms reporting. . .

Trees of all ages number . . .

Trees not of bearing age number . . .

Trees of bearing age number . . .

Qiantity harvested bushels.. .

108

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21b.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959

[Data are baaed on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For descriptions and explai

Commercial farms by tenure of nonwhlte operator

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms .number . . .

Percent distribution percent...

Land in farms acres..,

Percent distribution percent..,

Average size of farm acres..,

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm dollars..,

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting...

1 to 9 acres farms reporting. .

10 to 19 acres farms reporting..

20 to 29 acres farm? reporting..

30 to 49 acres farms reporting. .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting. .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting..

300 to 499 acres farms reporting. .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting..

1,000 or more acres farms reporting..

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting. .

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting..

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting..

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting..

Woodland pastured farms reporting. .

Woodland not pastured farms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting. .

Improved pasture farms reporting. .

Irrigated land in farms Farms reporting..

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting. .

Cropland used for grain or row crops
fanned on the contour farms reporting..

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting..

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting. .

FARM OPERATORS BV AGE

Operators reporting age number. .

Under 25 years number..

25 to 34 years number. .

35 to 44 years numher . .

45 to 54 years number . .

55 to 64 years number. .

Average age years..

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting..

1 to 99 days operators reporting..

100 to 199 days operators reporting..

200 or more days operators reporting..

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting..

With income from sources other than farm

operaU>d and off-farm work operators reporting. .

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural products sold operators reporting..

Operators not working off their Tanns or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting..

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm operated . . operators reporting. .
With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting. .

See footnotes at end of table.

13,040
63.6

30
42.9

5,305
53.4

176.8

DELAWARE

109

State Table 21b.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURF OF OPERATOR: CENSUSOF 1959-Continued

| Data are bftSSd nn reports for only a sample of farms. See text )

Commercial farms by tenure of nonuhite operator— Continued

Caeh tenants

FARMS. XritF.VCK, WH \ U.1E

Farms

Percent distr

Land in farms .

Value of land and buildings:

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reportinn

1 to 9 acres farms reporting , . .

10 to 19 acres farms reporting. . .

20 to 29 acres farms reporting...

SO to 49 acres farms reporting. ..

50 to 99 acres farms reporting- ..

100 to 199 acres farms reporting...

200 to 499 acres farms reporting...

500 to 999 acres farms reporting. ..

1,000 or more acres farms reporting...

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting. ..

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting.. .

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting. . .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting...

Woodland pastured farms reporting...

Woodland not pastured farms reporting...

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting

Improved pasture farms reporting

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting. ..

i crop and pasture land /arms reporting. ,

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age .number..

Under 25 years .number . ,

25 to 34 years .number . ,

35 to 44 years number. ,

45 to 54 years number.,

55 to 64 years number..

65 or more years number. ,

Average age

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting.

1 to 99 days operators reporting.

100 to 199 days operators reporti ng . ,

200 or more days operators reporti ng .

With other members of family working aff farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm

With other income of family exceeding value of
agricultural products sold operators reporting.,

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting..

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm operated . . . operators reporting.,
With other income of family exceeding value

of agricultural products sold operators reporting. .

See footnotes at end of table.

110

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21b. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explanations,

cial farms by •

of nonwMte operator

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD
Cirain combines farms reporting. .

number..
Com pickers farms reporting. .

number. .
Pick-up balers farms reporting..

number. .
Field forage harvesters farms reporting..

number . .
Motortrucks farms reporting. .

number. .

Tractors farms reporting. .

Tractors other than garden farms reporting . .

number..

1 tractor, ... farms reporting. .

2 tractors .farms reporting. .

1 tractors farms reporting..

4 tractors farms reporting..

5 or more tractors farms reporting. .

Wheel tractors farms reporti ng . .

Crawler tractors farms reporting..

number. .
Garden tractors farms reporting. .

Automobiles farms reporting. .

Automobiles and/or motortructs farms reporting. .

Telephone farms reporting. .

Home freezer farms reporting. ,

Milking machine farms reporting..

Electric milk cooler farms reporting..

Crop drier (Tor grain, forage, or other crops) farms reporting. .

Power-onerated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting. .

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporti ng . .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting. .

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting..

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms renorting. .

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting..

1 mile farm?, reporting. .

2 or 3 miles farms reporting..

-1 miles farms reporting..

5 or more mi les farms reporti ng . .

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hired workers farms reporting..

persons..
Regular hired workers [employed 150 or more days) farms reporting. .

persons..

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting. .

2 hired workers farms reporting..

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting..

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting. .

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting..

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting. .

Operators not reporting residence number. .

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME

Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing

materials used during the year operators reporting..

acres on which used. ,

Dry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. ,

Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting. ,

Dry materials farms reporting.,

Liquid materials farms reporting.,

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

Corn farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting.

Liquid materials farms reporting.

See footnotes at end of table.

DELAWARE

111

State Table 21b.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

| Data are based on reports for only a sample of Turns. See textj

ind explanations, see text)

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD
Grain combines , farms reporting. .

number..
Com pickers farms reporti ng . .

number..
Pick-up balers farms reporting. .

number. .
Field forage harvesters farms reporting..

number..
Motortrucks farms reporting..

Tractore farms reporting..

number . .
Tractors other than garden . farms reporting..

1 (/actor farms reporting..

2 tractors farms reporting. .

3 tractors farms reporting..

4 tractors farms reporting. .

5 or more tractors farms reporting. .

Wheel tractors . farms reporti ng . .

number..
Crawler tractors farms reporting. .

number..
Garden tractors farms reporti ng . .

number..

Automobiles farms reporting. .

number..
Automobiles and. or motortrucks . .farms reporting..

Telephone farms reporting. .

Home freezer farms reporti ng . .

Milking machine .farms reporting. .

Electric milk cooler farms reporting. .

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crop-) . .farms reporting. .

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting. .

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporti ng . .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting. .

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting. .

Leas than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting..

1 or more mites to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 mile farms reporting..

2 or 3 miles farms reporting..

4 mites , farms reporting..

5 or more miles farms reporting. .

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers farms reporting. .

persons..
Regular hired workers (employed ISO or more days) farms reporting. .

persons. .

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting. .

2 hired workers farms reporting. .

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting . .

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting..

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reoorting. .

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting. .

Operators not reporting residence number. .

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing

materials used during the year farms reporting. .

acres on which used..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting. .

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Corn farms reporting. .

Dry maten a] s farms reporti ng . .

Liquid materials farms reporting..,

See footnotes at end of table.

Commercial farms by tenure oi" nonwhite operator — Continued

Cash tenants

Other and
unspecified

tenants

... |

112

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21b.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Commercial farms by ■

of nonnhite operato:

USE OF COUMERCI \L FERTILIZER AND LHfE-Continued
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing materials
used during the year— Continued
Crops on which used— Continued

Wheat farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Irish potatoes farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting..

AJ1 other crops farms reporting..

Dry materi al s farms reporti ng . .

Liquid materials farms reporting..

Lime or liming materials used during the vear farms reporting..

acres limed..

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditure* farms reporting. .

Feed for livestock and poultry .farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under $100 farms reporting..

$100 to $999 .... farms reporting. .

$1,000 to £1,999 farms reporting..

$2,000 to ?4,999 farms reporting. .

$5,000 or more farms reporting..

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms report in::. .

dollars..

Under $1,000 farms reporting. .

$1,000 to $2,499 farms reporting..

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting..

$10,000 or more farms reporting..

Machine hire farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under 5200 farms reporting. .

$200 to $999 farms reporting..

$1,000 or more , farms reporti ng . .

Hired labor farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $200 farms reporting..

$200 to $499 farms reporting. .

$500 to $999 farms renorting . .

$1,000 to $2,499 farms reporting..

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting. .

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting..

$10,000 to $19,999 farms renorting..

$20,000 to $49,999 farms reporting..

$50,000 or mote farms reporting..

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under $1(0 farms reporting. .

$100 to $499 farms renorting. .

$500 to $999 farms reporting. .

$1,000 or more farms reporting. .

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel

and oil for the farm business farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $100 .... farms reporti ng . .

$100 to S4 99 farms reporting..

S500 to $999 farms reporti ng . .

$1,000 to $4,999 farms reporting. ,

$5,000 or more farms reporting.,

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, dollars. ,

average per farm, dollars. ,

All crops sold dollars. ,

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollars..

Vegetables sold dollars..

Fruits and nuts sold dollars.

Forest products and horticultural specialty products sold dollars.

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars.

Poultry and poultry products sold dollars.

Dairy products sold dollars.

Livestock and livestock products, other

than poultry and dairy, sold dollars.

See footnotes al end of table.

286,785

245,830
40,955

285,375
188,370
59,260

251,851

218,581
33,270

251,121
186,036
52,500

114,009

105,739

8,270

45,756

121

40,000

5,635

126,112
101,112

25,000

146,365

126,915
12,500

DELAWARE 113

State Table 21b.-FAKMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

J Data are baaed on reports For only a sample of farms See text ]

erclal farme by tenure of nonwhite operator— Continued

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER \ND I.IME-ConUnued
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing materials
used during the year-Continued
Crops on which used— Continued

Wheat farms reporting.,

Dry materials farms reporting. ,

Liquid materials farms reporting. ,

Irish potatoes farms reporting. .

Dry materials farms reporting. ,

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

All other crops farms reporting..

Dry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Lime or liming materials used durine the year farms reporting..

acres limed..

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

\ny of the following specified expend i lures farms reporting. .

Feed Tor livestock and poultry . .farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under MOO farms reporting..

S100 to $999 farms reporting..

$1,000 to $1,999 farms reporting..

$2,000 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 or more farms reporting..

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under S1.00G farms reporting..

$1,000 to $?, 199 farms reporting. .

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting..

$10,000 or more farms reporting. .

Machine hire farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $200 farms reporting..

$200 to $999 farms reporting..

$1,000 or more farms reporting. .

Hired labor farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under *200 farms reporting. .

$200 to $499 farms reporting..

$500 to $999 farm- reporting..

$1,000 to $2, 199 farms reporting..

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting..

$10,000 to $19,999 farms reporting..

$20,000 to $49,999 farms reporting..

$50,000 or more farms reporting..

Seeds, bulbs, plants and trees farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $100 farms reporting..

S100 to $499 farms reporting..

$500 to $999 farms reporting..

$1,000 or more farms reporting. .

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel

and oil for the farm business farms reporting..

dollars..

Under $100 farms reporting..

$100 to $499 farms reporting..

$500 to $999 farms reporting..

51,000 to $4,999 farms reporting. .

$5,000 or more farms reporti ng . .

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold .total, dollars..

average per farm, dollars..

All crops sold dollars..

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollars..

Vegetables sold : dollars..

Fruits and nuts sold dollars..

Forest products and horticultural snecinliy products sold dollars..

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars..

Poultry and poultry products sold dollars..

Dairy products sold .dollars..

Livestock and livestock products, other

than poultry and dairy, sold dollars..

See footnotes at end of table.

114

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21b.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are baaed on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Commercial farms by tenure of nonwhite operator

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves farms reporting..

number . .

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting. .

number..

Milk cows farms reporting..

number. .
Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting. .

Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves farms reporting..

number . .

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and colves-

1 head farms rpitorting..

2 lo 4 head , farms reporting..

5 to fl head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to -19 head farms reporting..

SO to 99 hear! farms reporting..

100 lo 19P head farm- reporting..

50Q or more head farms reporting. .

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

2 to 9 head farms reporting. .

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 'JO head ..farms reporting..

10 to 1 9 ho ad farms reporting..

SO to 71 head farms reporting..

75 to 99 bead farms reporting;..

100 or more head farms reporting..

Mill, cows-

1 head farm> reporting. .

2 to 9 head farms reporting. .

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 lo 29 head farms reporting..

30 to 49 head . fam . reporting. .

SO to 71 head farms renorting. .

75 to 99 bead form 1 ; reporti ng . .

100 or more head farms reporting. .

Horses and /or mules farms reporting..

HogS and pigs farm* reporti ne..

number..
Born since June 1 , farms reporting. .

Bom before June 1 farms reporting..

number..

Sheep and lambS farms reporting..

number..

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting. .

. number. .

Sheen t year old and over farms reporting. .

number. .

Ewes farms reporting. .

numher. .

Rams and wethers farms reporting..

number. .

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting. .

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting. .

number. .

dollars..
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting..

number. .

dollars. .

dollars..
Milk and cream sold 1 farms reporting..

dollars..
Chickens including hroilers sold farms reporting. .

dollars..
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting..

dozens . .

dollars..

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958,

to November 30, 1959 farms reporting..

number of litters. .

1 or 2 litters farms reporting. .

3 to 9 litters farms reporting..

10 to 19 litters farms reporting.

20 to 39 litters farms reporting..

40 to 69 litters farms reporting. .

70 or more li Iters farms reporting . .

June 2 to November 30 farms reporting..

number of litters..

December 1 to June 1 farms reporti ng . . .

number of litters..,
See footnotes at end of table.

DELAWARE 115

State Table 21b.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OK 1959-Continued

LIVESTOCK \ND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and Calves farms reporting..

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting. .

number..
Milk cows farms reporting..

number..
Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting. .

Steers anil hulls including *ilp**r onH dull calves farms reporting..

number..

Farms reporting hy number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms reporting . ■

2 to 4 head farms reporti ng . .

5 to 9 head farms reporti ng , .

10 to 19 head farms reporti ng . .

20 to 49 head . . .forms reporting..

SO to 99 head farms reporting..

100 to 499 head farms reporting..

500 or more head .farms reporting. .

Cows, including heifers that have calved—

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head farms reporting. .

20 to 29 head farms reporting..

30 to 49 head farms reporti ng . .

50 to 74 head farms reporting. .

75 to 99 heed farms reporting..

100 or more head farms reporting. .

Milk cows-

1 head forms reporting. .

2 to 9 head farms reporting. .

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 head farms reporting..

30 to 49 head farms reporti ng . .

50 to 74 heed , . .farms reporting..

75 to 99 head farms reporting. .

100 or more head .farms reporting. .

HflfSeS and, Or mules farms reporting. .

number . .

HogS and pigS farms reporting. .

number..
Bom since June 1 farms reporting..

number,.,
Bom before June 1 farms reporting. .

number..,

Sheep and lambs farms reporting,.,

number. . ,

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting. .,

number. ..
Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting. .,

Ewes farms reporting..,

number, .,

Rams and wethers farms reporting...

number. . .

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting. . .

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting.. .

dollars...
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting...

dollars...

Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting.. .

number...
Hollars...

Milk and cream sold 1 farms reporting...

dollars...
Chickens including hroiler? sold , farms reporting. ..

dollars...
Chicken eggs sold forms reporting...

dollars...

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958,

to November 30, 1959 farms reporting...

number of litters...

1 or 2 litters farms reporting. ..

3 to 9 litters farms reporting...

10 to 19 litters farms reporting...

20 to 39 litters farms reporting...

40 to 69 litters farms reporting...

70 or more litters farms reporting. ..

June S to November 30 farms reporting. . .

number of litters. ..
December 1 to June 1 rarms reporting. ..

See footnotes at end of table.

i based on report* for only a nomple of farms. See text J
Commercial farms by ten 1

of nonwhite operator— Continued

Cash tenants

Other and
unspecified

tenants

116

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 21b.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See tejftj

Commercial farms by 1

of nonwhite operato:

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting . . .

Under 11 acres farms reporting . . .

11 to 24- acres farms reporting . . .

25 to 49 acres farms reporting. . .

50 to 74 acres farms reporting...

75 to 99 acres farms reporting . . .

100 or more acres farms reporting . . .

Harvested for grain farms reporting. . .

bushels. . .

Sales farms reporting. ..

bushels . . .

Wheat harvested farms reporting. . .

bushels. . .

Sales farms reporting. . .

bushels . . .

Barley harvested farms reporting. . ,

bushels. .,

Sales farms reporting. . .

bushels . . .

Soybeans harvested for beans farms . reporting. . .

bushels . . .

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres...

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting...

Sales farms reporting —

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting...

Sales farms reporting . . .

all

reporting.

Other hay cut farms reporting...

Sales farms reporting. . ,

farms reporting,
s, green weight.

Land in bearing and nonbearlng fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting. . .

Apples 3 farms reporting . . .

Trees of all ages number. . .

Trees not of bearing age number. . .

Trees of bearing age number . . .

Quantity harvested bushels. . ,

Z Reported in small fractions.

1 Includes milk equivalent of cream and butterfat sold.

*Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

3 Does not include data for farms with ltss than 20 trees and grapevines.

DELAWARE 117

State Table 21b. -FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

j Data hip titised on report.-- for only a sjmplo ol farms. See tf

(Ki>f licrinidonv und oxploi

SPEnFTFO CROPS HXRVKSTED
Corn for all purposes f oj

reporting.

Under 11 i
11 to 24 i
25 to 49 i
50 to 7* i
75 to 99 i

farms reporting.

farms reporting .

farms reporting.

farms reporting .

100 or more acres farms reporting.

Harvested for grain farms reporting.

bushels .

Sales farms reporting.

bushels .

Wheat harvested farms reporting.

bushels.

Sales farms reporting.

bushels.

Barley harvested farms reporting .

bushels.

Sales farms reporting .

bushels.

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting.

bushels.

Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres.

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

Lespedesa cut for i

.farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

Other hay cut farms reporting.

green weight. ,

inns reporting.

bushels.

Land in bearing and nanbearing fruit
orchards , groves , vineyards , and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

Apples farms reporting.

Trees of all ages number.

Trees not of bearing age number.

Trees of bearing age number.

Quantity harvested bushels.

Commercial forms by tenure of nonwhite operator — Continued

Cash tenants

Other and
unspecified

tenants

118

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 22.-CASH RENT PAID BY CASH TENANTS AND SHARE-CASH TENANTS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM-
CENSUS OF 1959

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explanations, 9ee text)

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

CASH TENANTS

All cash tenants number

Land owned operators reporting

Land rented irci others operators- reporti

Land rented to others Operator- r--[ h irti

Land in (arms of cash tenants

Average si ze of farm

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm dol I ar;

Average per acre dollar;

Proportion of cash tenants

reporting value percen

Cropland harvested faints reporti n|

Cash tenants reporting both value of land and
buildings and amount of cash rent paid number

Proportion of ali cash tenants percent

All land rented from others acres

Average per operator acres

Value of land and buildings:

Average per operator dollars

Average per acre dollars

Cash rent paid:

Average per operator dollars

Average per acre dollars

Average per $100 of value of land
and buildings dollars

72.5
12,515
131.7

7.10
2.95

70.8

11,365
151.5

4.09
2.09

SHARE-CASH TENANTS
All share-cash tenants number

Land owned operators reporting

Land rented from others operators reporting

Land rented to others operators reporting

Land in farms of share-cash tenants acres

Average size of farm acres

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm dollars

Average per acre dollars

Proportion of share-cash tenants

reporting value percent

Cropland harvested /arms reporting

Share-cash tenants reporting both value of land and
buildings and amount of cash tent paid number,

Proportion of all share-cash tenants percent

All land rented from others acres

Average per operator acres

Value of land and buildings:

Average per operator dollars

Average per acre dollars

Cash rent paid:

Average per operator dollars

Average per acre dollars

Average per $100 of value of land
and buildings dollars

58.3
6,940
193.3

58.3
6,940
198.3

State Table 23.-SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF ESTIMATED TOTALS FOR COUNTY AND STATE BY NUMBER OF

FARMS REPORTING, BY LEVELS

Then the chances are about 2 In 3 that the estimated total
would differ from the results of a complete tabulation
of the items for all farms by less than —

100...
250...
500...
1,000..
2,500.

5,000...
10,000..
25,000..
50,000..
100,000.
250,000.

1 Level 1 should be used in determining the sampling reliability of estimated number of farms and farms reporting. The level for all other items should be obtained from State
Table 24. If the estimated number of farms or farms reporting constitutes more than 75 percent of all farms in the universe, a better approximation to the sampling reliability
may be obtained by multiplying the percent given In the table as follows :

1. When the number of farms or farms reporting is 75 percent of all farms, multiply the percent error by 0.50.

2. When the number of farms or farms reporting is 90 percent of all farms, multiply the percent error by 0.30.

3. When the number of farms or farms reporting is 95 percent of all farms, multiply the percent error by 0.20.

DELAWARE

119

State Table 24.-INDICATED LEVEL OF SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF ESTIMATED COUNTY AND STATE TOTALS

FOR SPECIFIED ITEMS

[To determine the sarnnling reliability for a

3 Table 2X T<. use I ite fable ■

wary to refer alsn in countj tx Late I kbit

Siro-o

-form group

op-Tutor Kroun

Economic-el n-s

s-of-farm group

Typcof-fami group

„

Item

■6

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

5
1

jfl

fi-

vtt
311

i
i

i
6

<:■

Farms and farm characteristics;

Land in fnmis

Value of land and buildings per farm

dollars

Cropland harvested

acres

Total cropland

Total pastureland

Irrigated land in farms

Commercial fertilizer:

Land on which commercial fertilizer was used

Farm labor:

Regular hired workers employed 150 or more days

Specified farm expenditures:

Feed for livestock and poultry ..........

dollars

.'.

Purchase of livestock and poultjy

dollars

Machine hire

Hired labor

dollars

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees

dollars

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for (he farm business

dollars

Livestock and livestock products'

Cattle and calves on hand

number

Cows, including heifers that have calved, on hand

Hogs and pigs on hand

number

Sheep and lambs on hand

number

Chickens, 4 months old and over, on hand

Calves sold alive

Cattle, not counung calves, sold alive

number

Hogs and pigs sold alive

number

Sheep and lambs sold alive

Horses sold

Broilers sold

number

Other chickens sold

Chicken eggs sold

dozens

Valueof milk and cream sold

;•

Specified crops harvested:

acres...

bushels. . .

Sovb f all uru ses

Harvested for beans acres

2
2

1
1

2
2

1
2

2
2

1
1

2
2

1
1

1
2

2
2

bushels . . .

tons . . .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and

tons...

tons . . .

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other

tons. ..

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,

Chapter B
STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

(121)

122

STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

County Table l.-FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

(For definitions and explai

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number 1959 .

1954.
Decrease in farms due to change in

farm definition 1954 to 1959 number.

Approximate land area acres 1959 .

Proportion in farms percent 1959 .

.and in farms acres 1959 .

Average s

e of farm. ,

1954 .
i 1959 .

dollars 1959 .

1951,.
reporting value percent 1959 .

10 to 19 a
20 to 29 a

500 to 999 B
l.OOOormoi

acres 1959 .

. farms reporting 1959 .
1954.

. farms reporting 1959 .

(anus ri'|Kffting !'>'>■'

1954.

. farms reporting 1959 .

f:irm~ re)xirling I'l.V.i

1954.
. farms reporting 1959

1954.
. farms renorting 1959

1954 .
. farms reporting 1959 .

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting

Cropland r

Soil-improvement g

Of tier cropland (idle and crop failure)

1954.

legumes farms reporting 1 959 .

acres 1959.

. forms reporting 1959 ,

acres 1959.

Woodland pastured Tarms reporting 1959 . . .

1954 .. .

acres 1959 .. .

1054 . . .

Woodland not pastured farms reporting 1959 . . .

1954 . . .

acres 1959...

1954 . . .

Other pasture (not cropland and not weodlnnd). . . farms reporting 1959 . . .

1954 . . .

acres 1959...

Improved pasture (see text) farms reporting 1959. . .

1954...

acres 1959 .. .

1954...

Other land (house lots, roads, wasteland, eto.) acres 1959. . .

1954...

Cropland, total farms reporting 1959 . . .

19S4...
Land pastured, total farms reporting 1959 .. .

1954 . . .
Woodland, total farms reporting 1959 . . .

1954...
Irrigated land in farms farms reporting 1959 . . .

19S4 . . .
acres 1959...

1954 .. .

Land-use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting 1959 . . .

Cropland us td for grain or row

crops farmed on the contour farms reporting 1959 .. .

acres 1959...
Land in strip-cropping systems for

soil-erosion control farms reporting 1959 . . .

acres 1959...
System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting 1959 . .

1,265,920

60.2

762,526

814,316

31,641
18,630
242.70
152.88

4,358

5,512

416,197

412,295

2,030
2,871
43,130
63,860
1,268
1,631
36,767
38,379
283
9,150
1,061
27,617

292

533

6,017

22,884

3,466

3,966

185,414

192,009

4,589
5,832
2,566
3,686
3,595
4,317
156
81

380,800

66.2

251,934

264,924

164.3

136.7

29,263
16,333
195.10
129.17

1,368

1,730
142,637
136,418

1,159
19,681
28,201

114
179
2,378
4,959
1,080
1,262
53,396
57,222

279,680

46.4

129,650

168,082

67,600
35,540
396.60
275.12

1,448

681

2,460

1,846

1,054

2,932

920

509

1,137

1,340

789

1,557

1,134

466

1,995

1,388

663

2,266

10,529

i;785

3,219

3,394

868

1,291

464

157

978

35,870

9,400

67,643

2,355

1,565
18

2,682

200

778
10
400

DELAWARE

123

County Table 2.-NUMBER OF FARMS, LAND IN FARMS, AND CROPLAND HARVESTED, BY SIZE OF FARM:

CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

..number 1959.

195 1 .

. number 1 959 .

[954.

numbef l!t5r<

1954.

number [959

. number 1959 .
1954 . .

. number 1950 .
1954..

numli.T 195 I
1951..
.number 1959. ,

■ 1 959

180 to 219 acres .

i 1959.
1954.

i 1959.

762,526
814,316
2,082
2,946
33,433
43,395
28,768
34,(
48,332
61,964
74,396
90,572
67,192
87,281
67,412
78,378
53,825
60,032
174,459
1B0,443
118,913
97,507
93,714
77,100
49,436

14,509
19,326
26,156
30,565
22,781
37,146
26,097
30,732
19,616
18,839
68,312
72,515
43,254
25,940
15,712
8,986
7,983

3,905
6,264
2,560
3,477
4,914
7,566
10,742
16,260
8,853
17,614
15,148
20,986
12,117
17,118
36,0
43,485
25,409
25,415
9,679
9,362
9,679

380,942

381,310
1,512
1,682
21,416
25,804
19,167
22,402
28,909
35,072
37,498
43,747
35,558
32,521
26,167
26,660
22,092
24,075
70,050
64,443
50,250
46,152
68,323
58,752
31,774

f'trr. ,- reporting 1 nr.fl

4,358

5,512

416,197

412,295

1,368

1,730
142,637
136,418

2,371

2,833

212,611

199,884

. farms reportmr 1959 .

1,275
15,301
20,825

. farms reporting 1959.

. farms reporting lil~.lt

1954.

acres 1959 .

1954.

. farms reporting 1959.

farms reporting 1959 .

. farms reporting 1959

. farms reporting l'tVl

124 STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

County Table 3. -FARMS AND FARM ACREAGE BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR:
CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

(For definitions and explai

Full owners number

Part owners number

Managers number

All tenants number

Proportion of tenancy percent

Cropland harvested:

All farm operators farms reporting

Managers farms reporting

Part owners number

Managers number

Proportion of tenancy percent

Proper! ion of tenancy percent

Land in farms by color and tenure of operator:

White farm operators, total. .

Nonwhite farm operators, tout .

Cropland harvested by color and tenure of operator :

White farm operators, total farms reportir

Nonwhite farm operators, total farms reporting

Full owners farms reporting

Part owners farms reporting

All tenants farms reporting

5,208
6,297
3,197
4,345

762,526
814,316
318,146
434,047
292,734
211,607
30,327
41,863
121,319
126,799

4,358

5,512

416,197

412,295

2,505

3,677

143,658

196,946

1,183

1,043

184,357

127,133

5,011
6,053
3,081
4,186
1,149
1,014
85
62

750,659

800,865

313,669

427,336

287,368

208,214

30,101

41,863

119,521

123,452

11,867

4,477

5,366

226

1,798

4,200

5,295

409,926

405,302.

2,418

3,539

146,978

194,092

1,136

251,934

264,924

118,633

.146,091

86,279

62,848

3,421

1,910

43,601

54,075

1,368

1,730

142,637

136,418

824

1,147

55,360

66,955

247,061

260,115

116,898

143,910

83,666

61,626

3,221

1,910

43,276

52,669

4,873

1,735

2,613

200

325

1,315

1,662

140,467

134,158

786

1,104

54,875

66,078

129,650
168,082
48,795
83,475
23,911
22,964
15,761
14,819
41,183
46,824

619

129,023
166, 600
48,609
82,823
23,839
22,887
15,761
14,819
40,814
46,071
627
186

DELAWARE

125

County Table 4. -CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL EARMS, CENSUS OF L959

j Data are bused on reports for only a sample of farms. Si>.' t ■■ vi

(For ilpfinitiun.s .111. 1 rxplnridl n>ns,

3 text)

Farms, acreage, and value:

All commercial farms number.

Vvarags size of farm acres.

Value of land and huildings average per farm, dollars .

average |*r acre, dollars.

Cropland harvested farms reporting

Farm operators:

Working off their farms, total numher.

100 or more days number .

With other income of family exceeding
value of agricultural products -*>ld number.

By l

Fullc

number.

faniis reporting .

Corn pickers farms reporting .

Piek-up balers farms reporting.

Motortrucks farms reporting,

number.
Tractors other than garden farms report] ng .

Automobiles farms reporting.

number.

Telephone farms reporting .

I'ome freezer farms reportinc.

Milking machine farms reporting.

Flectric milk cooler. farms reporting.

Fafms by kind of foad on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting.

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting.

Farm labof. week preceding enumeration:

Family and or hired workers farms reporting..

Family workers, including operator farms reporting.

Operators working 1 or more hours persons . ,

Fnpaid members of operator's family

working 15 or more hours farms reporting .

persons . .
p egular hired w.irker. (emphiveo ir.n or more days). . farms reporting.

Livestock and poultry on farms:

Cattle and calves farms reporting.,

number. .
Milk cows farms reporting. .

Horses and/or nules farms reporting . .

Hogs and pigs farms reporting . .

Chickens, 4 months old and over. farms reporting. .

Livestock and poultry sold:

Cattle, not counting calves, sold alive farms reporting. .

Calves sold alive farms reporting. .

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting . .

Sheep and lambs sold alive farms r

Livestock and poultry products sold:

Chicken eggs sold farms reporting .

dozens .
Milk and cream sold farms reporting .

dollars .
Wool farms reporting .

Specified farm expenditures:

Any specified farm expenditures farms reporting .

dollars .

Feed for livestock and poultry dollars .

Purchase of livestock and poulu-y dollars .

Machine hire dollars .

Hired labor dollars .

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for

the farm business dollars.

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees dollars.

Wheat farms reporting . .

bushels . .
Soybeans for beans farms reporting . .

bushels . .

Land from which hay was cut acres . .

Vegetables for sale (other

than Irish and sweet potatoes) farms reporting..

dollars . .

3,887
685,302
176.3
37,935
238.64
3,347
393,687

1,280

1,620
1,742
1,787

807

820

2,888

4,619

3,175

7,174

3,489

4,553

3,506

2,632

960

974

3,521
3,432
3,306

1,979
55,953

1,554

26,684

898

2,789

1,646
32,845

2,005
681,944

1,059
7,738
1,529
17,654

3,911

2,073

72,991,592

8,299,620

1,144

8,235,922

24,292

3,887
55,229,576
35,781,600
8,955,444
753,966
5,989,410

1,046
24,786
642,547

2,332

125,798

2,970,297

1,050
217,104
206.8
37,050
194.53
1,009
134,732

312

3,066

601

6,430

6,215

1,050

6,802,290

3,040,543

779,525

296,633

1,635,328

124,283
227.6
78,627
372.50

95,997

308
2,498

330
6,450

124

4,845

2,015

116
307,997

135

1,042,800

299

3,349,521

11,455

546

4,843,037

1,618,332

535,924

151,925

1,663,931

2,291
343,915
150.1
30,122
220.82
1,829
197,874

229

230

1,683

2,692

1,717

3,604

2,138

2,701

2,175

1,550

247

262

2,033
1,993

1,917

19,194

1,118

407,217

323

2,174

598

4,774

533

20,535

1,391

1,592

69,073,990

397

5,328,650

291

1,635,686

6,622

2,291
43,584,249
31,122,725
7,639,995
305,408
2,690,151

1,530

81,828

1,920,812

126

STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

County Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING BY OFF-FARM WORK; AND FARMS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, TYPE OF FARM,
ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM, AND VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD, BY SOURCE: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

[Most data for 1959 are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Fafm operators by age:

Operators reporting ape number 1

Under 25 years number 1

25 to 34 years number I

35 to 44 years number 1

45 to 54 years number 1

55 to 64 years number 1

65 or more years number 1

Average age years 1

Off-farm work and other income:

Farm operators-
Working off their farms operators reporting

1CW or more days operators reporting

Farms by tenure of operator:
Full owners number

Part owners number

Managers number

All tenants . . .
Cash tenant;
Share-cash t

. number

s tenants number

Livestock-share tenants number

Croppers number

Other and unspecified tenants number

Farms by type of farm:

Field-crop farms other than vegetable and fruit-and-nut . . number

Cash-grain number

Tobacco number

Cotton number

Other field-crop number

Vegetable farms number

Fruit-and-nut farms number

Poultry farms number

Dairy farms number

Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms number

Livestock ranches number

General farms number

Miscellaneous .ind unclassified farms number

Farms by economic class:

Commercial farms number

Class I number

Class IV .
Class V . .
Class VI .

total, dollars

average per farm, dollars
; sold dollars

, other than vegetable;

5 sold dollars

All livestock and livestock products sold.
Poultry and poultry products sold ....
Dairy products sold

1,077
1,276
1,169

2,213
2,438
1,647
1,805

85,961,790
81,564,849
16,522
12,965
26,791,264
22,999,077

4,572,087

5,478,374

655,557

996,926

3,478,451
3,008,812
59,170,526
58,565,772
47,012,415
43,571,789
8,301,057
6,965,369

17,242,474
14,900,173
11,924
7,855
9,494,243
7,416,300

1,899,292

1,813,651

381,139

492,470

3,805,016
3,296,600
2,813,218

10,236,942
8,765,745
14,004
7,744
5,020,504
3,645,934

540,149
453,162
36,362
31,112

1,842,055
1,191,481
5,216,438
5,119,811
947,636
1,193,660
3,356,021
3,081,584

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127

County Table 6.-EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ON FARMS AND FARM LABOR: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

[All data except residence of operator are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Automobiles farms reporting

number

Telephone farms reporting

Home freezer farms reporting

Milking machine farms reporting

ic milk cooler farms reporting

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops) farms reporting

'-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
inea farms reporting

Com pickers farms reporting

Pick-up balers farms reporting

i forage harvesters farms reporting

Motortrucks farms reporting

number
Tractors farms reporting

:tors other than garden farms reporting

. farms reporting
number

. farms reporting

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting

1 to 4 miles farms reporting

5 or more miles farms reporting

DATE OF ENUMERATION

Approximate average date of enumeration 1959.

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION 1

Family workers, including operators farms reporting 1959 .

1954.

persons 1959 .

1954.

Operators working 1 or more hours persons 1959 .

1954.

) 14 I

Regulai

s (employed 150 c

15 or more hours persons lfir.'i

'npaid members of operator's family

working 15 or more hours farms reporting 1959 .

persons 1959.

Hired workers farms reporting 1959 .

1954.

persons 1959 .

1954.

ays) . . . farms reporting 1959 .

1954.

persons 1959 .

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting 1959 .

2 or more hired workers farms reporting 1959 .

FARM OPERATOR RESIDENCE
Residing on farm operated operators reporting 1959 .

1954.
Not residing on farm operated operators reporting 1959 .

1954.

1,603
1,903
1,671
1,898
1,784
2,006
L, 858

3,523
3,786
5,309
5,191

4,218
4,828
9,442
8,904
4,041
8,259
1,829
2,212
4,016
4,530
8,122

1,098
1,042
1,183
1,078

4,630
5,198
5,995
7,055

4,572
5,300
3,353
3,279

4,372
5,385
6,589
7,943
4,186
5,301
935
3,251

1,076
1,921
2,633
5,773
752
1,030
1,708
2,810

1,065
1,267
1,409

1,240
1,496
2,903
2,855
1,205
2,546
492
713
1,200
1,410
2,501
2,482

1,193
1,417
1,545
1,695

1,217
1,631
1,981
2,558
1,172
1,613
286

2,063
1,925
3,112
2,722
2,354
2,341
4,678
3,912
2,212
4,224
1,155
1,057
2,197
2,204
4,150
3,446

2,803
2,807
3,506
3,796
2,810
2,822
1,965
1,693

2,503
2,744
3,634

'For 1954, data relate to week of October 24-30.

128

STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

County Table 7.-USE OF FERTILIZER AND LIME ON FARMS AND FARM EXPENDITURES:
CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

2 based on reports for onl y a

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME

Dry materials
Liquid materials. .

rials Jarms reporting

s reporting
Other pasture (not cropland)

Dry materials

Liquid materials. .

Dry materials
Liquid materials. .
Irish potatoes .

Dry materials

Liquid materials. .
All other crops

Dryn

Liquid materials.
Lime or liming materials

eporting

s reporting

- r.'i'irtuiL'

* retorting

? reporting
5 reporting
s reporting

s reporting

- ri-jnjrtini'

- ri'portiriL'

s reporting
s reporting
s reporting

* re|orting
s reporting
s ri'iortim'
icros limed

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms reporting

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting

dollars

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting

dollars

Machine hire farms reporting

dollars

Under S200 farms reporting

S200 to $999 farms reporting

$1,000 or more farms reporting

Hired labor farms reporting

dollars

Under $1 ,000 farms reporting

$1,000 to $2,499 farms reporting

52,500 or more farms reporting

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting

$5,000 or more farms reporting

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting

dollars

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting

.lolla.

3,713

4, 884

331,251

315,907

74,036

75,144

3,697

70,500

183

3,536

1,227
31,587
30,955

3,195

4,278

134,779

148,519

3,139

25,787

173

1,595

897

1,228

21,662

29,645

2,191
131,089
2,185
27,292
23
1,905
1,666
1,505
69,171
48,761
64,571
38,894

5,178

4,108

4,898

36,052,985

40,655,476

3,054

9,016,074

2,689

3,470

870,086

829,882

1,400

1,174

115

2,617
3,523

6,028,150

7,773,113

1,715

2,327

398

631

5,098

4,885

2,442,117

2,559,474

1,167

1,591

113,319

107,785

27,147

29,539

1,162

24,585

2,562

1,010
1,406
41,161
43,938

21,982
15,262
23,443
13,598

1,436

1,096

1,466

3,139,533

3,675,085

652

792,100

1,171
325,023
263,015

1,396

1,446

724,344

753,215

56,864
62,087
13,389
13,133

12,102

301

2,446

11,825
9,470

12,587
8,813

NA Not available.

DELAWARE

129

County Table 8.-LIVEST0CK AND POULTRY ON FARMS: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

(For definitions and cxplai

a text)

Cattle and Calves . farms reporting

COWS, im- 1 iii I mi' heifers I hat have calved farms repotting

Milk rows farms reporting

number
Heifers ami heifer ealves farms reporting

number 1959.
1954.
Forms reporting Ivy number on band:
Cattle and calves-

1 farms re rorli ng 1 959 .

2 to 4 farms reporting 1959

5 to 9 farms reporting 1

10 to 19 farms reporting 1

20 U) 49 farnis reporting 1959 .

SO to 99 farms reporting 1

100 or more farms reporting 1

Cows, including heifers [hit have calved-

1 farms reporting 1

2 to 9 farms reportinc 1

10 to 19 farms reporting 1

20 to 29 farms reporting 1

110 to 49 farms reporting 1

50 to 74 farms reporting 1959 .

75 to 99 farms reporting 1

100 or more farms reporting 1

Milk cows-

1 forms reporting 1

2to9 farms reporting 1

10 to 19 farms reporting 1

20 to 29 farms reportinc 1

30 to 49 farms reporting 1

50 or more farms reportinc 1

Horses and or mules farms reportinc 1

number 1959.

logs and pigs farms reporting 1959.

1954 .

number 1959.

1954.

Bom since June 1 farms reporting 1959.

1954.

1954.
Born before June 1 farnis reporting 1 95D

1954.

mber 1959

Farms reporting by number of hogs and pies-

IJnder 10 farms reporting

10 to 24 farms reporting

25 to 99 farms reporting

100 or more farms reporting

Sheep and Iambs farms reporting

amhs under 1 year old farms reporting

iheep 1 year old and over farms reporting

Ewes farms reporting

number
Horns and wethers farms reporting

2,299
3,516
49,896
66,003
1,980
3,185

36,680
1,727
2,822
23,500
31,014
1,648
2,469
16,120
20,407
1,349

196
61
1,134
1,971
3,093
4,004
2,182
3,108
38,085
41,136
1,397
1,728
24,892
24,728
1,627
2,3%
13,193
16,408

1,350

1,320
20,324
26,309
789
1,200
11,497
15,362
721
1,087
10,753
13,262
739
1,051
6,695
8,195

1,441
12,789
16,859
7%
1,316
6,884
8,742
654
1,130
4,633
6,427

525

946

1,203

1,541

1,257

1,755

22,165

24,665

772

981

1,326
6,737
8,830

"arms reporting by number of sheep and lambs-

Under 25 farms reporting

25 to 299 farms reporting

300 or more farms reporting

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting

Farms reporting by number of chickens 4 months old and over-

Under 50 farms roportin

50 to 399 farms reportin

400 to 799 farms reportin

fiOO to 1.599 farms reportin

1,60010 3.199 farms reportin

3,200 or more farms reportin

Turkey bens kept for breeding farms reportin

2,701

3,837

725,705

711,803

1,226
127,644

155,474

1,486

1,861

485,560

396,626

130

STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

County Table 9.-LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS SOLD FROM FARMS AND LITTERS FARROWED:

CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

[Most data for 1959 are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text J

value of sales, dollars ]

Poultry and poultry products farms reporting 1

value of sales, dollars I

of sales, dollars 1959 .
1954.

LIVESTOCK SOLD ALIVE

Cattle and/or calves sold alive farms reporting 1959 .

1954.

number 1959.

1954.

dollars 1959.

1954.

Cattle,

t counting calves farms reporting 1

Farms reporting by number of cattle sold—

1954 .

3 reporting 1959 .
3 reporting 1959.
3 reporting 1
3 reporting 1959.
3 reporting 1959.
1954-
number 1959 .

Horses and/or mules sold alive farms reporting 1959 .

1954.

number 1959.

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting 1959.

dollars 1959.
. farms reporting 1959.

dollars 1959 .

Sheep and lambs sold aliv

1954.
SHEEP SHORN AND WOOL

Sheep and/or lambs shorn farms reporting 1959 .

1954.
number shorn 1959.

pounds of wool 1959.

Lambs shorn farms reporting 1959 .

number shorn 1959.
pounds of wool 1959 .

Other sheep shorn farms reporting 1959 .

number shom 1959 .
pounds of wool 1959 .

LITTERS FARROWED

2,636
3,212

3,845,8
3,017,988
2,627
3,366
47,012,415
48,571,789

2,013
2,503
26,337

29,116
2,253,651

1,665,300

10,172
1,586,699
1,249,417

107

1,769

2,242

18,299

18,944

666,952

415,883

213

109,880
25,701
1,295
1,623
43,328
41,093
1,429,824
1,289,731

4,371
2,565
52,452
37,256

3,867
3,222
24,994
21,252

741

1,059

9,771

11,759

945,727

580,632

463

622

3,161

3,673

743,877

405,167

16,098

9,961

531, 234

258,065

1,094
1,188
7,083
8,829

9,313

10,228
698,161
663,950

2,668

3,839

451,654

550,961

6,645

6,389

246,507

112,989

5,085
5,753

167,805
163,557

20 to 39 litters

40 to 69 litters

70 or more litters

June 2 to November 30 .

. . farms reporting 1959 .

. . farms reporting

. . farms reporting 1959 .

. . farms reporting 1

. . farms reporting 1959 .

. . farms reporting 1959 .
1954.

number of Utters lfri'.l

1,245

6,258
8,204

December 1 to June 1 farms reporting 1959 .

number of litters

DELAWARE

131

County Table 10.-DAIRY PRODUCTS AND POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS SOLD FROM FARMS:

CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

[Dnlu for ilmry products sold for 1959 tire based on reports for only u sample of farms. See text]

(Fof definitions and explanations, see text)
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Any milk or Cream Sold farms reportm

Avenge sales per farm reporting dollar

Milk sold as whole milk farms reporting 1

pounds 1

Cream sold farms reporting 1

pounds of butterfal 1

1,189

1,475

8,301,057

6,965,369

6,982

1,18.4

1,450

178,888,588

167,480,263

3,296,600

2,813,218

5,743

3,356,021

3,081,584

10,861

1,648,436

1,070,567

5,387

POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS

Poultry and poultry products Sold farms reportm

dolls
Chickens sold farms reporting 1

Broilers sold farms reporting ]

number 1
Other chickens sold farms reporting 1

Chicken eggs sold farms reporting 1

Turkeys, ducks, geese, oilier miscellaneous
poultry, and their eggs sold farms reporting 1

dollar

Turkeys and turkey fryers raised farms reportm

number 1

Farms reporting by number of turkeys and turkey fryers raised-

Under 50 farms reporting 1

50 to 399 farms reportm

400 or more farms reporting !

2,627
3,366

47,012,415

48,571,789

2,230

2,513

71,880,913

62,204,345

1,483

1,479

71,214,647

61,590,692

831

1,185

666,266

613,653

1,047

1,531

7,345,207

5,857,007

303

1,838

2,049

43,179,901

43,573,113

1,673

1,763

67,923,549

58,131,912

1,377

1,299

67,393,547

57,716,993

370

592

132

STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

Part 1 of 5

County Table li. -FARMS REPORTING ACREAGE AND QUANTITY OF CROPS HARVESTED:
CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

for all purposes farms

Harvested for grain.

eportlng 1959.,

1954. ,

acres 1959.

1954.

.farms reporting 1959.

1954. ,

acres 1959.,

1954.

bushels 1959.

1954.

.farms reporting 1959.

1954.

bushels 1959.

1954.

.farms reporting 1959.

1954.
acres 1959.

1954.
ns, green Height 1959.

1954.

)gged or grazed, or cut for

rreen or dry fodder farms reporting 1959.

1954.
acres 1959.

1954.

Farms reporting by acres of corn
harvested for all purposes:

Under 11 acres farms reporting 1959.

11 to 19 acres farms reporting 1959.

20 to 49 acres farms reporting 1959.

50 to 74 acres farms reporting 1959.

75 to 99 acres farms reporting 1959.

100 or more acres... farms reporting 1959.

3,694

4,934

147,737

169,362

3,659

4,893

141,261

161,682

7,C38,193

5,957,323

2,849

3,185

5,059,486

3,538,784

5,954
6,348
59,912

53,704

1,137
1,551
43,911
50,217

1,119

1,538

40,653

46,992

2,076,159

1,673,856

817

3,100
2,939
30,122
26,273

19,491

25,744

1,112,864

1,081,181

1,901
2,570
21,440
20,477

Small grains harvested:

Wheat farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

bushels 1959.

1954.

Sales bushels 1959.

1954.

Farms reporting by acres harvested:

Under 10 acres farms reporting 1959.

10 to 24 acres farms reporting 1959.

25 to 49 acres farms reporting 1959.

50 to 99 acres farms reporting 1959.

100 or more acres farms reporting 1959.

Oats farms reporting 1959 .

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

bushels 1959.

1954.

Sales bushels 1959.

1954.

Barley farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

bushels 1959.

1954.

Sales bushels 1959.

1954.

Rye farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

bushels 1959.

1954.

Sales bushels 1959.

1954.

Buckwheat farms :

sporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

bushels 1959.

1954.

1,002
1,394
23,958
32,904
617,917
809,946
571,256
720,619

6,090

9,905

204,217

371,586

762
890
12,732
12,062
498,442
368,994
287,181
113,8

1,033
10, 592
13,676
203,219
248,660
124,837
164,980

447
602
10,474
14,204
254,907
328,670
234,356
285,914

321

480

3,740

5,194

122,641

192,037

13,962

26,709

289

345
4,798
3,822
184,232
103,494
105,625
20,475

361
392
4,351
4,607
81,404
75,749
50,112
42,235

291
404
8,762
12,103
250,453
337,060
230,236
308,495

124
247
1,405
2,987
52,893
120,990
8,122
13,307

192

294

3,346

4,287

150,578

166,305

73,373

46,819

13,824
12,383
8,214
6,125

.farms reporting 1959.

1954. ,

acres 1959.

1954.

bushels 1959.

1954.

Stub Items continued

DELAWARE

133

County Table 11. -FARMS REPORTING ACREAGE AND QUANTITY OF CROPS HARVESTED:
CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

Part 2 of 5

Ilrw

The State

Kent

Hew Castle

Sussex

Annual legumes:

Soybeans grown for all

.farms reporting 1959. . .

3,093

959

190

1,944

1954...

3,106

1,010

240

1,856

acreB 1959...

144,184

45,869

6,741

91,574

1954...

86,365

24,705

3,393

58,267

.farms reporting 1959...

2,960

902

138

1,920

1954...

2,771

895

111

1,765

acres 1959...

140,643

44,292

5,972

90,379

1954...

80,801

22,734

1,831

56,236

bushels 1959...

3,246,234

1,016,685

145,443

2,084,106

1954...

1,484,697

410,663

32,274

1,041,760

.farms reporting 1959...

282

139

90
209

1954...

594

251

134

acres 1959...

2,299

1,160

495

644

1954. . .

4,526

1,730

1,270

1,526

tons 1959...

4,363

1,977

1,191

1,195

1954...

5,681

1,943

1,789

1,949

Hogged or grazed, or cut

. farms reporting 1959 .

1954. . .

acres 1959...

464

227

137

100

1954...

383

144

198

Plowed under for green

.farms reporting 1959. . .

1954. . .

acres 1959...

778

190

137

451

Farms classified by ac

1954. . .
res barveBted for beans:

655

200

148

307

.farms reporting 1959...

412

151

239

10 to 24 acres

.farms reporting 1959...

854

247

563

.farms reporting 1959...

788

212

543

50 to 99 acres

.farms reporting 1959...

583

181

373

100 or more acres.

.farms reporting 1959...

323

111

202

134

STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

County Table 11.

-FARMS REPORTING ACREAGE AND QUANTITY OF CROPS HARVESTED:
CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

Part 3 of 5

It™>

The State

Kent

New Castle

Sussex

(For definitions an.l e\|>lanniions. w U'xt)

Hay crops:

40,186

17,136
23,214

14,041

9,009

1954...

55,199

18,450

13,535

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for

hay and for dehydrating farms reporting 1959 —

315

157

1954. . .

548

169

244

135

acres 1959...

4,595

1,012

2,756

827

1954...

5,962

1,174

3,680

1,108

tons 1959...

13,435

3,168

7,847

2,420

1954. . .

11,382

2,210

7,106

2,066

1954. . .

tons 1959...

909

101

530

278

1954. . .

533

351

108

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover

and grasses cut for hay farms reporting 1959 —

1,032

381

339

312

1954...

1,426

464

506

456

acres 1959...

19,239

6,738

8,600

3,901

1954. . .

24,012

7,486

11,862

4,664

tons 1959...

31,593

10,448

14,301

6,844

1954...

31,892

9,662

16,012

6,218

117

1954. . .

103

tons 1959...

3,349

762

1,730

857

1954...
Farms reporting by acres cut for hay:

2,363

665

1,465

233

348

112

173

413

180

132

101

202

104

100 or more acres farms reporting 1959...

743

454

245

1954. . .

1,288

760

477

acres 1959...

10,807

7,534

749

■ 2,524

1954. . .

13,508

12,817

899

4,792

tons 1959...

15,721

10,900

1,063

3,758

1954. . .

22,143

14,644

1,096

6,403

1954...

if,

tons 1959...

750

502

248

1954...

849

437

403

Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other

small grains cut for hay. .. .farms reporting 1959...

105

1954...

237

126

acres 1959...

994

309

258

427

1954. . .

2,088

616

427

1,045

tons 1959...

1,393

439

327

627

1954...

2,537

686

456

1,395

1954. . .

tons 1959...

1954. . .

133

114

233

1954. . .

225

103

acres 1959...

2,597

746

936

915

1954. . .

2,813

694

877

1,242

tans 1959...

3;700

1,136

1,265

1,299

1954. . .

3,016

708

629

1,679

18
15

2
4

12
3

1954...

tons 1959...

335

237

1954...

154

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa.

clover, or small grains farms reporting 1959...

119

1954. . .

106

acres 1959...

1,954

797

742

415

1954...

1,816

427

705

684

tons, green weight 1959...

12,071

5,225

4,491

2,355

1954. . .

9,552

1,711

4,480

3,361

98
128

35
61

13
' 5

1954. . .

acres 1959...

1,270

469

179

622

1954. . .

1,451

704

691

bushels 1959...

1,791

499

134

1,158

1954...

1,684

653

996

158

119

1954. . .

249

165

acres 1959...

1,947

1,475

200

272

1954. . .

3,159

2,121

142

896

pounds 1959...

389,762

290,797

29,300

69,665

1954. . .

716,666

535,095

25,200

156,371

Stub items continued

DELAWARE

135

County Table 1 1.

-FARMS REPORTING ACREAGE AND QUANTITY OF CHOI'S HARVESTED:
CENSUSESOF 1 1)5I> AND 1954

Part 4 of 5

Other field crops harvested:

Irish potatoes for home

1954 1 .

bushels 1959..

1954..

farms reporting 1959..

1954..

acres 1959 1 .

1954 1 .

bushels 1959..

1954..

Vegetables tor home use and for sale

{other than Irish and sweet potatoes):

Vegetables harvested for

home use farms reporting 1959..

1954..
Vegetables harvested

for sale farms reporting 1959. .

1954. .

acres 1959..

1954. .

Sales dollars 1959..

1954..

Farms reporting by value of sales:

Under $100 farms reporting 1959..

$100 to $199 farms reporting 1959..

$200 to ?499 farms reporting 1959..

$500 to $999 farms reporting 1959..

$1,000 or more farms reporting 1959..

Tomatoes farms reporting 1959. .

1954. .

acres 1959..

1954..

Sweet <

Cucumbers and pickles.

.farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

.farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

1959.
1954.
1959.
1954.

Watermelons farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

Sweet peppers farms reporting 1959.

1954 2

acres 1959.

1954 2

.farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

Green peas farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

Green lima beans farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

Beets (table) farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

Spinach farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

694

1,585

8,056

6,123

2,686,583

1,377,635

1,446

42,135

40,033

4,572,087

5,478,374

5,862

4,992

1,947,491

1,174,881

14,658

12,729

1,899,292

1,813,651

4,356
540,149
453,162

23,197

22,948

2,132,646

3,211,561

100 •
1,250

include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

Sweet peppers and pimientos .

Stub items continued

136

STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

Part 5 of 5

County Table 11. -FARMS REPORTING ACREAGE AND QUANTITY OF CROPS HARVESTED:
CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

Berries and other small fruits harvested for sale:

Strawberries farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

quarts 1959.

1954.

Blueberries (t

e) farms reporting 1959.

1954.

acres 1959.

1954.

quarts 1959.

1954.

Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes: 1

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and

planted nut trees farms reporting 1959.

1954. ,

acres 1959.

1954.,

Apples farms reporting 1959.

1954.

Trees of all ages 1959.

1954. ,

Trees not of bearing age 1959.,

1954. ,

Trees of bearing age 1959.

1954. .

Quantity harvested bushels 1959. .

1954.,

Peaches farms reporting 1959. .

1954.,

Trees of all ages 1959. ,

1954. ,

Trees not of bearing age 1959.,

1954. ,

Trees of bearing age 1959.,

1954.,

Quantity harvested bushels 1959. .

1954.,

Grapes farms reporting 1959. .

1954.,

Vines of all ages 1959. ,

1954..

Vines not of bearing age 1959..

1954..

Vines of bearing age 1959.,

1954. .

Quantity harvested pounds 1959. .

1954. .

95
157
60,686
52,818
L3,764
9,922
41,922
42,896
255,382
320,195

57
109
24,939
35,258
8,233
3,852
16,706
31,406
45,490
96,439

741
11,807
26,678
28,279
187,933
219,096

20,090

22,085

3,843

2,879

16,247

19,206

195,308

164,512

20
39
9,445
15,369
1,069
744
8,376
14,625
16,068
54,908

7,867
16,667
14,318

710
3,600
3,030
3,538
6,744
9,879

3,603

1,180

2,618

3,817
7,972
5,422
64,172
58,964

19
30
36,856
23,595
14,211
3,443
22,645
20,152
53,330
145,804

14
29
11,891
18,709
4,546
2,810
7,345
15,899
25,991
40,129

2,039
8,539
8,321
57,880

STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

County Table 12.-NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS AND FOREST PRODUCTS CUTON FARMS

CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

137

Nursery and greenhouse produ<

ind vegetable

I farms rop..r1inj.'

sof S2,000o

. . farms reporting
i used for growing

ants farms reporting

Grown under glass farms reporting

square feet

Grown in the open farms reporting

acres used for growing
Sales dol lars

Grown under glass or in house farms reporting

square feel

Grown in the open farms reporting

acres used for growing
Sales dollars

Any (west products cut and/or sold farms reporti

Sales of standing timber farms reporting

dollars
Sales of all other forest products farms reporting

Sales of other mycelial

Firewood and fuelwood c

. farms reporting
dollars

farms reporting

cords (4* x 4' x 8')
Sales farms reporting

3 (4'

Pulpwood s

.... farms reporti ng
oords (4* x 4' x 8")

Fence posts cut farms reporting

farms reporting'

thousands of board f*-*>t

Christinas trees sold farms reportin

numb
Maple sirup made farms reportin

HA Not available.
Z Reported in small fractions.
Excludes farms reporting only sales of maple sirup.
2 Includes sales of standing timber.

1,866
1,789,361

1,917,175

(Z)
768,202
503,500

APPENDIX

The Questionnaire
Index to tables

(139)

140

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

authorized by Act or Congress. United Stiles Code. Title 13, Sections 5, 9, 142, 221-4, requiring that the inquiries be answered completely and accurately.
■"-- furnished be accorded confidential *

DELAWARE,
MARYLAND,
WEST VIRGINIA

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE— Bl

* 1 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE « QCQ
M X QUESTIONNAIRE: * **° **

-PERSON NOW IN CHARGE

Alls this questionnaire for the |

; (person in charge)?

H.—OWNERSHIP

woodland, and wasteland.

t rent from others? Include acr
(// •'None," mark X and skip
address of each landlord and t

i. I'd.-. I ..Hire .ui.i Stat. 'I

LAND M
[5 J Ho

»AGED FOR OTHERS:

ent under the Soil

9 do you rent to others?
{If -Non,

eparate fields and hay land
t Include land leased

. This is all the land operated by you e

The remaining questions of this report refer to the total a

LOCATION OF LAND:

8. Is any of tlus liuiii locuhit iii another county? No □

(// -No," mark X and skip to question [9].)

(b) Give names of other counties and acres located in each:

III.— CROPS HARVESTED THIS YEAR, 1959

- work land for olhen

[9] Was any corn harvested for any

purpose this gear? No D Yes Q

(// "No," mark X and skip to question [13].)
(Answer these questions, if "Yea.")*

10. Corn for all purposes?

(Do not include sweet corn or popcorn.)

(a) Corn for grain?

(70 lb of ears, 2 bu banket* of ears, or .56 lb of shelled = I bu.
A barrel of ears is usually 5 bu. of shelled corn.)

(b) Corn for silage?

of this

or will t>
sold?

purpose this year? No Q Yes Q

(// "No," mark X and skip to question [21].)

14. Soybeans for all purposes?

(a) Soybeans for beans?

(b) Soybeans for hay?

(e) Soybeans hogged or grazed, or cut for silage? ...
(d) Soybeans plowed under for green manure, not grazed <

(1)

How many

(2)
How much

will be

grown?

isr — " — -

■k

SMALL GRAIIs

[21] Wheat?

Oats for grain
Barley? . . .

Rye?

Buckwheat? .
Other grains?

1 if taken from

«*».„■■*..••,_►

43. Lespedeza for hay? .

(Include sericea.)
45. Oats, wheal, barley, i

weetclover, wild grasses.)

CLOVER SEED, LESPEDEZA SEED, AND OTHER FIELD SEEDS:

49. Were any clover seed, lespedeza seed, or

other field seeds harvested thiM year? No □ Yes □

(// "No" mark X and skip to question [79].)
(Answer these questions, if "Yea.")^^

61. Red clover seed?
52. Lespedeza seed? ,

POTATOES AND TOBACCO

[79] Irish potatoes for home use or for sale? .
(If less than 20 bushels or 10 hundredweight

80. Sweelpotatoes for home use or for sal
(If less than 20 bushels were
harvested, do not report acres.)

81. Tobacco (1959 crop)?

harvested
harvested?

DELAWARE

141

FOR HOME USE AND FOR SALE:

v vegetables, sweet torn, or melons,

egetsbles.
ir for sale f

{IS -No-.

No □ Yes □

. ol the (ollowir

107. Tomatoes?

108. Sweet corn?

109. Cucumbers and pickles?

110. Snap beans (bush and pole type:

111. Watermelons?

112. Cabbage?

113. Sweet peppers?

117. Cantaloups and muskmelons?

119. Green peas?

120. Green lima beans?

124. Asparagus?

130. Spinach?

141. Other? (See list below.) . .

NURSERY AND r. |( 1 KN 1 1. H SI : PRODUCTS, FLOWER AND VEGETABLE HEEDS AND

No Q Yea D

'LANTS, AND BULBS;

[1981 Wen *ny nursery or greenhouse products, flower or
vegetable seeds or plants, flowers, or bulbs grown for sale f/tii year?
(// -No,- mark X and skip to qutttion [202].)

Nursery products (trees, shl
Cut flowers, potted

bedding plants for sale?

201. Vegetable:
nder glass, flow*

(b) Under glass?

What will be
the value of
•ales in 1959?

OTHER CROPS:

egetables sold this year?

; of Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes.)

BERRIES AND OTHER SMALL FRUITS:

[143] Were anv berriei
fruits harvested thin year

US "No,'

Were any o(
the following

144. Strawberries?

145. Raspberries?

TREE FRUITS, NUTS, AND GRAPES:

vineyards, and planted nut trees?

154. Apples?

155. Peaches? . .
158. Pears? ...
161. Grapes? ....
165. Plume and prune

169. Sour cherries? . .

170. Sweet cherries? .
Other

Quinces? P
English \

[202] Are there anv other crops thai were or will be harvested thig year
this place * Root and grain crops hogged or grazed? Popcorn? Sorghums?

Wormseed oil?

Section IV.— LAND USE THIS YEAR,

iw many acres of land were 'n fields and tracts from which

> harvested (including hay cut) fftis year?. None Q

(This area may be obtained by adding the acres in the fields

I and bearing planted

THIS SHADED SECTION IS TO BE FILLED BY CENSUS ENUMERATOR

acres of land were two crops
■ for (6) from (a) and enter

s of cropland were used only
e (or grazing)

207. How many acres of cropland were used only for
oil-Improvement grasses and legumes not harvested and
ot pastured //lie year? None Q

; cropland and cropland on which all crops f

None D
None D

OTHER LANE

in other pasture? None Q

■e and not woodland pasture.)
mark X and skip to question [212].)

(a) Of this other pasture, how many acres do you

i be improved pasture? None Q I

(Improved by liming, fertilizing, seeding,

irrigating, draining, and controlling weeds and brush )

_ low many acres were in house lots, barn lots,
lanes, roads, ditches, and wasteland?

i 204. 205. 207. 208. 209. 210.

-IRRIGATION

naBsl

JtfcJ

142

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

Section VI.— RACE, ACE, RESIDENCE, OFF FARM WORK, AND OTHER INCOME

219. How

220. Do j

221. Whe

December 31, 1SS9.

(Mark one.)

l began to operate

E work at n nonfarm job, I
i off your farm between i

224.

)ividcnds? Profits from nonfi

amily?

(If ••None" f,

224, skip to q

225. Will the in

agricultural prodir

u anv income this year from anv of the following sources: Sale of
and rented out".' Cash rent' 1 Boarders' Social Security? Old-age
sions ,> Veterans' allowances? Unemployment r<,rl 1 ^>e^s ; ,t.on , Interest?
ess? Financial help from members of your

:..,,. 222,
, [226] )

"No" for both quet

<u and v..

i ,..,,- 223

sold from

our place this year? No Q Yes Q

Sectii

VII.— FOREST PRODUCTS THIS YEAR, 1959

(Include standini
much was or will be i
and piling, bark, bolts,

udes

■old Q $-
old a $-

, Chri

for home
t for sale—

{Answer these questions, if "Yes:

(Do not report below any products ;
the stump Products sold on the stu
should be included in question 226.)

228. Firewood and fuetwood?

229. Pulpwood?

230. Fence postta?

231. Sawlogs and veneer logs?

232. Christmas trees?

id) maple

this [

(//"AW," markX
■ buckets were hnriR this year?

Include all poultry and >■.

POULTRY:

[236] Are there anv chickens, turkeys, or other poultry on t

237. If "No," were there any on this place any time thia ye.

(// "No" for both questions 236 and 237, mar

238. How many chickens (hens, pullets

. No D Ye
. No D Ye
I [246] )

spla.

h, pullets, cockerels,

bought, and t

243. How many turkey hens n
keeping fur breeding next year?

244. How many ducks, geese,
and other poultry (not counting

ere sold this year?

245. How

;ed from poults hatched, poults

D Number .
n Dozens _
□ Number .

' None a nam

as or will be received thia
f turkeys, ducks, geese, and

SHEEP AND LAMBS:

[246] How many ewes, rams, welhers,
smbs of all ages arc Oil this place? . , . .

I (a) Lambs under 1 year old?
•J (b) Ewea 1 year old and ovci
^(c) Rams and welhere 1 yeai

(The total for c

mules, colts, and

SHEEP AND LAMBS S
251. Were any sheep o

252. Were any lambs sho

253. Were any sheep shoi

RN THIS YEAR. lo.V.i

i 1959?
i 7959?

(i)

How many

(2)
How much

□

D
□

I *"" b "

Lb.

N„mb.T

Lb.

HOGS AND PIGS:

[254] How many hogs and pigs of all age*

/(a) Since June 1, this year? .
' \(b) Before June 7, thie year?

SOWS AND GILTS FARROWING:
[255] How

256. How many litters i

CATTLE AND CALVES: (Include all cows and all other cattle and calves, both dairy and beef,

e □ Number

this place.)
257. How many cattle and calves of all ages are on this place? .

(// "None," mark X and skip to question [262] )

(a) Cows? Number

(Include heifers that have calved.)

b) Heifers and heifer calves? Number

(Do not include any heifers that have calved.)

c) Bulls, hull calves, steers, and steer calves? Number

'OWS MILKED AND BUTTER CHURNED:
258. How many cows and heifers were milked yesterday? ... None Q Nun
s place yeaterday? None □ Nuit

260. Ho

iws and i
any pounds of milk wen
any pounds of butter w<

heifers that have calved
produced yeaterday? .... None O Pounds

(a) Does Al number end in J or 7? No Q YesQ

(ft) Are acres in question 7. 1,000 or more? No Q YeaQ

Section IX— DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD AND TO BE SOLD THIS YEAR, 1959

[262]

Was any milk or cream sold this year, 1959? No O Yes D

(// -No," mark X and skip to question [265] )
all sales from this place whether made by you or by others. Report dairy products sold f

) include dairy products which )

rill sell by December 31, this year.

iow much whole milk w
e sold in 1959?

(Ui puM m pounds of r
gallons of milk, i

nds of butterfat.)

i sold in i

of sales in 1959?

\MM AI.s SOLD AND TO BE SOLD ALIVE THIS YEAR, 1959

Report all salei

whether made by

[265] Calves? . . .

266. Cattle, not
counting calves?

267. Horses, mules,

")—

been

nany have
sold Ihi,

How
betw

(2)

many more
be sold

(3)

How much was

or will be the

value of sales

in 1959?

and Dec. 31?

□

D
D

a
a

Numbc.

N U mb«

% /nn

t /nn

i /nn

□

DELAWARE

143

XI.- FERTILIZER AND LIME

Include

purchased bj you or by your landlord,
n. On how many acres wen commercial fertiliser and
fertilising materials UMd in 1959?

(// "None," mark X and skip to question [272] )

this place during I9S9. whether

ind

>Jone Q Acres _

Was fertilizer

ny of the
following crop»

[272] Ho

273. How i

(ct Corn?

d WheatT . . . .

'•■" Irish potatoes?

(f) All other crops? .

(1)

On I

How much was used-

ny acres were limed in 1959? None Q Acres

(// "None," mark X and skip to question [274] )

lime or liming materials was used in 1959? Tons

(Include ground limestone, hydratcd and burnt lime, marl, oyster

* Section XTt-SETECTEr) FARM EXPENDITURES AND LA NT)" r RE PRACTICES
J ' .. . THIS YKAR, 1959 __, .

How much
was or will

be spent

baby chicks.)
276. Machine hire? . . ,

(Include custom work s
threshing, combining, i

wing, fruit picking, spraying

278. Seeds, bulbs, plants, and tret

279. Gasoline and other petroleurr

None □
None □

LAND-USE PRACTICES

281. How
crops thtm i

282. How

of cropland used for grain

Section XIII.— FARM LABOR

284. About how many hours taat week did

u (the person in charge of this place) do farn
irk or chores on this place? (Mar* on.- .—

r family did 15 i
•ek without reeei

(Do not include housework.)

How many hired persons did c

1 place latt week?

I this place for-

None □ Persons _
(Include members of your family receiving cash wages.)
* X and skip to question [291] )

tring thiB year? . None Q Persons _
i 150 days during thim year? . None Q Persons _

\(b> .

(The total for questions (a) and (b) i

f for question 286.]

Vhat was the agreed cash
person, give average)

on XIV.— EQUIPMENT AND FACILIT1L>

ISPLACE

Include equipment, whether a

emporerlly out of order.

[291] Grain comb

292. Corn pickers (

ludc plcker-shellers and corn combines)?

for

295. Motortrucks (include pick-ups)? . .

296. Wheel tractors other than garden? .

297. Garden tractors?

298. Crawler tractors (tracklaying)7 .

299. Automobiles?

300. Telephone? No D Yes Q

301. Home freezer (for quick freezing and storing food) 7 No Q Yes Q

(Do not include refrigerators)

302. Milking machine? No Q Yes Q

303. Electric milk cooler? No D Yes □

305. Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops)? No D Yes □

306. Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower? No Q Yes Q

(1) Hard surface? □

(2) Gravel, shell, or shale? , , , Q

(3) Dirt or unimproved? -□

How many miles I

arJted here, anai

rHow man;
hard surf a
D Lessth
'

Section XV.— RENTAL AGREEMENT, FARM VALUES,

308(a) Do you rent any land from others? No D Yes Q

(b) Do you work any land on shareB? , No Q Yea Q

(If "No" for both questions 308(a) and 308(b). mark X and skip to question [314].)
{If ••Yes' for either question 308(a) or 308(b), unauurr quet txons 309 through 313.)

; of the operation ■
310. Do you pay to your landlord any cash
(a) If "Yes," how much for the year? .

■ pin

•ent? .

No D Yes □
No Q Yes Q

311. Do you pay to your landlord any share of the crops (such as J, 1, \)7 No Q Yes □

312. Do you pay to your landlord any share of the livestock or
livestock products (such as J, J, J)? No Q Yes Q

313. Do you have this land under any other arrangement (such as a fixed
I buildings, payment of

E314] Ahout
ow much
would the
land and the
buildings

(a) Land and buildings owned by yoa?
(Copy acres from question 3.)

(b) Land and buildings rented from others?

No D Yes □ No land owned Q

316. On what dale did j

'Section XV!.— ENUMERATOR'S RECORD— To be filled by Census Enure

t equal the number for question 286.)

worked on this place taut Friday? None Q Persons .

(// "None," mark X and skip to question [291] )
290. How much did (hes* 1 lured pcrnons on piecework (reported for
luestion 289) earn for their work last Friday? $

Who furnished the inf,
in this reportt (Mar)

Date (monfA and day)

Date (month and day)

144

ENUMERATOR'S RECORD BOOK

A2 LISTING

PART l.-LIST OF PLACtS IN bD

PART II -AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS

PART III -HLIINI. Al

A. Lilt the head of every household living in
thu ED

AND ALSO

B Lilt every person, not living in thii ED. who

' has agricultural operations in thu ED

Doe*

member
of nil

hold
operate

(3)

Did thu person or any member of nil household

Doe.
ED?

(91

i?fl,

operaiiom

lives?

stock'
goats'

ducks?

tobacco?
field

(6)

20 or
frso7
grape-

Any veg.
etables
for sale?
berries?

or green-

(81

No : Yei

No ; Yes

No ■ Yes

No |Yes

No 1 Yes

No |Yei

No : Yes

No! Yes

No I Yes

No : Yes

No JYes

No I Yes

No jYes

No : Yes

No ■ Yes

No ! Yes

No i Yes

No : Yes

No | Yes

No 1 Yes

No ! Yes

No ' Yes

No : Yes

No 1 Yes

No : Yes

No i Yes

No : Yei

No; Yei

No ; Yes

III

(2)

(J)

(«>

(11

(61

(')

<»)

(»)

(10,

I.TlllfiOAJ • l ul,.„ .-■ If N ,,«...lum,.. . a. P I„m„ 16. II ft. •l., l |...1ll N J..,„„ III II 1,- „ ; .X..

ENUMERATOR'S RECORD BOOK

145

Number

PART tV -RH:OR1>OI" t OMPLKTIONOF KNl I MIRATION

land un

Callback rrquirrd

Turned iivci ■••

Remark.,

Date

Rctnindcn

flj.

(14)

I).,(c

Date

7 1

Al No

Dice

Da it

■

MNo

Dait

Date

A ' NO

Dart

Date

(II)

(11)

(H)

(M)

H»)

(16)

.*J,r heKllMllljt wilh 1 l-.r ihc hM. Al*..u jic Hi -i »h.ch ih r ruim '- .h,. [*r™ < rf v .» ., ri KUuInd
rct I 1.x ihr ittond *« cenjni

146

INDEX TO TABLES

Abnormal farms

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures ci

Alfalfa seed

Almonds

Angora goats and kids

Animals sold alive, specified.

Annual legumes, specified

Apples

a, approximate land.

Asparagus

Automobiles

Austrian winter peas...
Average size of farm...
Avocados ,

7,12,17,18,19,20,21

4, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1,2,17,18,19,20,21

Beets (table )

Berries, specified

Blackberries

Blackeyes and other green cowpeas

Blueberries (tame or wild)

Boysenberries

Broccoli

Broilers sold

Broomcorn

Buckwheat

Butter, buttermilk, skim milk, and cheese sold.

Calves. See Cattle .

Cane, sugar

Cantaloups and muskmelons, etc...
Carrots

Cash-grain farms

Cash tenants

Cash wages paid for farm labor. . .

Cattle and calves

Cattle and calves sold alive.....

Cauliflower

Celery

Change in definition of forms...

Cherries

Chicken eggs sold

Chickens

Chickens sold

Christmas trees sold

Citrus fruits, specified

Clingstone peaches

Clover seed

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of

grasses cut for hay

Collards

Color of operator

Commercial farnu

Commercial fertilizer, expenditu:
Commercial fertilizer, uses of..
Common and perennial ryegrass set
Conservation of land

Corn pickers.

Cotton

Cotton farms.
Cowpeas

i Ld.

Crimson clover seed

Crop drier

Cropland

By acres harvested

By color of operator

By irrigation

By tenure of operator

By use

Cropland in cover crops

Cropland used for grain or row crops farmed

on the contour

Croppers (for South only)

Crop . : r>' tenants

Crop fertilised, specified

Crops harvest' J from irrigated land

Crops liar vested, pec if led

Crops sold

Cucumbers and pickles

Cultivated summer fallow

Cut flowers, potted plants, florist greens,
and bedding plants grown for sale

Dairy farms

Dairy products

Dairy products sold

Date of enumeration

Days worked off farm

Definition of farms , change in

Dry field and seed beans

Dry field and seed peas

Dry onions

Eggs sold

Electric milk cooler

Elevators, power-operated, conveyor ■

Emmer and spelt

English or Persian walnuts

Equipment and facilities, specified.
Escarole, endive, and chickory

15,17,18,19,20

3,17,15,19,20,21,22

5,14,15,16

6,12,17,18,19,20,21

7,12,17,18,19,20,21

7,12,17,18,19,20,21
6,12,17,18,19,20,21
7,12,17,18,19,20,21

3,4,17,18,19,20

14,17,18,19,21

4,5

17,18,19,20,21

1,17,18,19,20,21

1,1a

4,17,18,19,20,21

4,6

8,15

15,17,18,19,20

6,12,17,18,19,20,21

4,8

7,17,18,19,20,21

4,10

4,17,18,19,20,21

1,2,3

l,la,2,3

,2,3,17,18,19,20,21

1,2,4

3,17,18,19,20

1,2

3,17,18,19,20,21

1,2,17,18,19,20,21

1,1a

17,18,19,20,21

3,17,18,19,20,21

17,18,19,20,21

1,17,18,19,20,21

la, 11a

8,13,17,18,19,20,21

4,11

8,13,17,18,19,20,21

5,11

1,17,18,19,20,21

15,17,18,19,20

7,17,18,19,20,21

4,17,18,19,20,21

7,12,17,18,19,20,21
4,17,18,19,20,21
4,17,18,19,20,21

4,17,18,19,20,21

Expenditures, farm. See Farm expenditures.

Fallow land; See Cultivated summer fallow.

Farm expenditures , specified

Farm labor

Farm operators :

By age

By color

By residence

By tenure

By of f -farm work and other income

Farm products , value of

Farm property, value of

Farms, number

By color of operator

By economic class

By kind of road on which located

By kind of workers

During specified week

By land irrigated

By size of farm

By tenure of operator

By type of farm

By value of products sold . ».

Farms with all harvested crops irrigated

Feed for livestock and poultry, expenditures for.

Fence posts cut

Fertilizer, commercial, expenditures for

Fertilizer, commercial, uses for

Fescue seed

Field and seed beans, dry

Field and seed peas, dry

Field-crop farms other than vegetable

and fruit-and-nut

Field crops

Field crops, other than vegetables and

fruits and nuts , sold

Field forage harvesters

Field seeds

Figs

Filberts and hazelnuts

Firewood and fuelwocd

Flaxseed

Forest products

Forest products sold

Freestone peaches

Fruit-and-nut farms

Fruits and nuts, specified

Fruits and nuts sold

Full owners

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil,
expenditures for

Geese sold

General farms

Goats and kids

Goats and kids c lipped

Goats and kids sold alive

Grain combines

Grains

Grapefruit

Grapes

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa, clover,
or small grains

Green lima beans

Green peas (English)

Greenhouse products

Guineas sold

Hairy vetch seed

Harvesters, field forage

Hay crops

Hazelnuts (included with Filberts)

Heifers and heifer calves

Hired labor, expenditures for

Hired labor by basis of payment

Hogs and pigs

Hogs and pigs sold alive

Home freezer

Honeydews

Hops

Horses and colts, including ponies

Horses and/ or mules

Horses and/ or mules sold all ve

Horticultural specialties sold

See also Nursery and greenhouse products.

Improved pecans

Income, farm. See Value of farm products sold.

Irish potatoes

Irrigated farms, number

Irrigated land in farms

By use

Kale

Kind of road

Kumquats

Ladino seed

Land and buildings, value of

Land area , approximate

Land from which hay was cut

Land In farms

By color of operator

By size of farm

By tenure of operator

By use

Land in fruit orchards, groves, vineyards,
and planted nut trees

6,17,18,19,20,21

4,17,18,19,
3,4,17,18,

4,17,18,19,

3,4,17,18,19,

4,17,18,19,

17,18,19,

1,17,18,19,

1,2,17,18,19.

■ 3,17,18.

17.

1,17,18,19

2,16,17,18

3,17,18

17,18

17,18,19

20,21

19,20
20,21
20,21
20,21
20,21
20,21
20,21
19,20
18,19

20,21
19,20
19,20
19,20
20,21

1
5,17,18,19,20,21

17,18,19,20,21

15,17,19,20

9,17,18,19,20,21

15,17,18,19,20

5,17,18,19,20,21

7
15,17,18,19,20

6,7,17,18,19,20,21

7,17,18,19,20,21

4,17,18,19,20,21

6,17,18,19,20,21
5,17,18,19,20,21

5,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21

6,12,17,18,19,20,21

7,12,17,18,19,20,21

4,17,18,19,20,21

6,17,18,19,20,21

9,17,18,19,20,21

1,2
,2,17,18,19,20,21

17,18,19,20,21

4,17,18,19,20,21

1,17,18,19,20,21

1,2,17,18,19

3,17,18

2,17,18,19

3,17,18,19

1,2,17,18,19

,20,21

,19,20
,20,21
,20,21
,20,21

INDEX TO TABLES

147

Land in Irrigated farms.

Land in strip-cropping systems for soil

erosion control

Land irrigated by source of water

Land pastured

Legumes, specified annual

Lemons

Lespedeza cut for hay

Urae and liming material, expenditures for.
Lime and liming material used during the ye.

17,18,19,20,21
1,2, 17, 18, 19,20^21

Litters farrowed

Livestock and livestock products so
Livestock farms other than poultry

and livestock ranches

Livestock ranches

Livestock-share tenants

Livestock, specified

Livestock sold alive

loganberries

Lupine seed

Machine hire, expenditures for

Managed land

Managers

Mandarins (included with Tangerines).

Maple sirup made

Buckets hung

Maple sugar made ."

Milk cooler, electric

Bulk-type

Milk sold

Milk cows '[]

Milking machine

Mint for oil ..!!!!!!!]

Miscellaneous and unclassified farms.,

Mixed grains

Mohair clipped ,

Motortrucks

Mules and mule colts

Navel oranges

Nectarines

Nonwhite farm operators

Nursery and greenhouse products, flower and

vegetable seeds and plants, and bulbs

Nursery and nursery products (trees, shrubs,

vines , ornamentals , etc . )

Nuts, specified [][[

Oats

Oats cleaned out of vetch and p
Oats, wheat, barley, rye, and o
grains cut for hay

Off -farm work and other income.

Olives.

Oiuio

Operators, farm. See Farm operators.
Oranges

Oranges, including tangerines and mandarins.

Other and unspecified tenants

Other field-erop farms

Owned land

Part owners

Part-retirement.
Part-time farms.

Pasture

Peaches

Peanuts

15,1748,19,20

15,17,18,19,20

3,17,18,19,20,21

6,12,17,18,19,20,21

7,12,17,18,19,20,21

5,17,18,19,20,21

3,21

4,17,18,19,20,21

7,17,18,19,20,21

6,12,17,18,19,20,21

4,17,18,19,20,21

3,4,17,18,19,20

Pecans

Peppers. See Sweet peppers and pimientos.

Pick-up balers

Pimientos

riui

and prunes

Popcorn

Potatoes

Poultry and poultry products

Poultry and poultry products sold ....

Poultry farms

Power -operated elevator, conveyor, or blower.

Products, farm, value of

Proso millet

Prunes

Pulpwood sold

Pumpkins ] " *["

Purchase of livestock and poultry!!! !!!!!!!!!!
Quinces

Radishes

Rams and wethers

Raspberries

Red clover seed

Redtop seed .!!!!

1,2,17,18,19,20,21

4,17,18,19,20,21

6,12,17,18,19,20,21
7,12,17,18,19,20,21

15,17,18,19,20
4,17,18,19,20,21

17,18,19,20,21

5,17,18,19,20,21

6,17,18,19,20,21

.,8,9

4,5,9,10a

Residence of operator

Rice

Root and grain crops hogged or graze

Rye

Ryegrass seed, common and perennial.

xpendlturei

Sampling, reliability of

Sawlogs and veneer logs cut

Seed beans, dry field and

Seed peas, dry field and

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees

Seeds , field ,

Shallots

Share-cash tenants

Sheep and lambs

Sheep and lambs shorn

Sheep and lambs sold alive

Silage

Size of farm

Small fruits

Small grains

Snap beans (bush and pole types)

Sorghums

Soybeans

Specified equipment and facilitl

Specified farm expenditures

Spinach

Spring wheat

Squash

Steers and bulls, including stee;

Strawberries

Sugar beets for sugar !!!!!!!!

Sugarcane for seed !!!!!!!!!!

Sugarcane for sugar

Sugarcane or sorghum for sirup

Summer fallow, cultivated

Sweetclover seed

Sweet peppers and pimientos

Sweetpotatoes

System of terraces on crop and pasture land.

and bull calves

Tangelos

Tangerines and mandarins.

Telephone

Tenants

Tenure of farm operator

Timber

Timothy seed

Tobacco

Tobacco farms

Tomatoes

Tractors

Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes.

Tung nuts

Turkeys

Turnips

Type of farm

Unclassified farms

Uses of commercial fertilize
Uses of land

5,17,18,19,20,21

3,17,18,19,20,21,22
6,12,17,18,19,20,21

7,17,18,19,20,21

16,17,18,19,20

6,17,18,19,20,21

1,17,18,19,20,21

4,17,18,19,20,21

3,17,18,19,20,21

4,6

3,4,5

3,5

15,17,18,19,20

12
11
11
5

8
4,17,18,19,20,21

11
4,6

Farm products sold

Farms (land and buildings )

Livestock

Vegetables grown under glass, flower and vegeta
seeds, vegetable plants, bulbs, and mushrooms.

Vegetable farms

Vegetables for home use .!!!!.'!!

Vegetables harvested for sale

Vegetables sold

Velvetbeans

Vetch or peas, alone or mixed with oats or
other grains , cut for hay

Vetch seed.

Vineyards. See Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes."

Wage rates

walnuts !.!.!!!!!!!!!

Watermelons

Wax beans. See Snap beans.

Wheat

White farm operators " , [

Wild hay cut ..!.!!!!!!!

Winter wheat

Woodland in farm, by use

Wool shorn ;

wool sold ...!!!!!

Workers :

Family

Hired .....!.!!!

Regular .!!!!!!

Seasonal _

Specified week

Work off f aim ' (

Young berries

>,7,12, 17,18, 19,20,21

15,17,18,19,20

17,18,19,20

17,18,19,20,21
1,17,18,19,20,21

17,18,19,20,21

1,17,18,19,20,21
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AGRICULTURE

1959

iffcldHa

Maryland

COUNTIES

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

U.S. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959

Final Report — Vol. I — Part 23 — Counties

FARMS • FARM CHARACTERISTICS
LIVESTOCK and PRODUCTS
CROPS • FRUITS • VALUES

Maryland

COUNTIES

Prepared under the supervision of
RAY HURLEY, Chief
Agriculture Division

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges, Secretary

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Richard M. Scammon, Director (From May 1, 1961)
Robert W. Burgess, Director (To March 3, 1961)

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

RICHARD M. SCAMMON, Director

A. Ross Eckler, Deputy Director
Howard C. Grieves, Assistant Director
Conrad Taeuber, Assistant Director

Lowell T. Galt, Special Assistant

Herman P. Miller, Special Assistant
Morris H. Hansen, Assistant Director for Statistical Standards

Julius Shiskin, Chief Economic Statistician

Agriculture Division—

R.AY Huhlby, Chitf

Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief
Orvin L. Wilhitb, Assistant Chief
Field Division —

Jefferson D. McPuce, Chief

Ivan G. Munro, Assistant Chief
Machine Tabulation Division —

C. F. Van Aken, Chief

Henry A. Bloom, Assistant Chief
Administrative Service Division — Everett H. Burke, Chief
Budget and Management Division — Charles H. Alexander, Chief
Business Division — Harvey Kailin, Chief
Construction Statistics Division — Samuel J. Dennis, 'Chief
Decennial Operations Division — Glen S. Taylor, Chief
Demographic Surveys Division — Robert B. Pearl, Chief
Economic Operations Division — Marion D. Bingham, Chief
Electronic Systems Division — Robert F. Drury, Chief
Foreign Trade Division — J. Edward Ely, Chief
Geography Division — William T. Fay, Chief
Governments Division — Allen D. Manvel, Chief
Housing Division — Wayne F. Daugherty, Chief
Industry Division — Maxwell R. Conklin, Chief
Personnel Division — James P. Taff, Chief
Population Division — Howard G. Brunsman, Chief
Statistical Methods Division — Joseph Steinberg, Chief
Statistical Reports Division — Edwin D. Goldfield, Chief
Statistical Research Division — William N. Hurwitz, Chief
Transportation Division — Donald E. Church, Chief

Statistics in this report supersede figures shown in Series AC59-1 and AC59-2,
Preliminary Reports

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: A60-9482

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PREFACE

The 1959 Census of Agriculture was taken in conformity with the Act of Congress of
August 31, 1954 (amended August 1957), which codified Title 13, United States Code.

August 1961

UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE: 1959
FINAL REPORTS

Volume I is published in 54 parts as follows:

Part

State or States

Part

State or States

Part

State or States

New England States:

West North Central — Continued

Mountain:

Maine.

South Dakota.

Montana.

New Hampshire.

Nebraska.

Idaho.

Vermont.

Kansas.

Wyoming.

Massachusetts.

South Atlantic:

Colorado.

Rhode Island.

Delaware.

New Mexico.

Connecticut.

Maryland.

Arizona.

Middle Atlantic States:

Virginia.

Utah.

New York.

West Virginia.

Nevada.

New Jersey.

North Carolina.

Pacific:

Pennsylvania.

South Carolina.

Washington.

East North Central:

Georgia.

Oregon.

Ohio.

Florida.

California.

Indiana.

East South Central:

Alaska.

Illinois.

Kentucky.

Hawaii

Michigan.

Tennessee.

Other Areas:

Wisconsin.

Alabama.

American Samoa.

West North Central:

Mississippi.

Guam.

Minnesota.

West South Central:

Puerto Rico.

Iowa.

Arkansas.

Virgin Islands.

Missouri.

Louisiana.

North Dakota.

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37

Oklahoma.
Texas.

Chapter

Title

Chapter

Title

Farms and Land in Farms.

VII

Field Crops and Vegetables.

Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.

VIII

Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-

III

Farm Facilities, Farm Equipment.

ucts.

Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and

Value of Farm Products.

Cash Rent.

Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.

Size of Farm.

Economic Class of Farm.

Livestock and Livestock Products.

XII

Type of Farm.

Volume IV — Drainage of Agricultural Lands. Data by States on
land in drainage organizations, number and types of organizations,
cost of drainage and drainage works.

Volume V — Special Reports, Part 1. — Horticultural Specialties.

Statistics by'States and a summary for the United States present-
ing number and kinds of operations; gross receipts and/or gross
sales; sales of nursery products, flower seed, vegetables grown
under glass, and propagated mushrooms; number of container-
grown plants; inventory products; sales of bulb crops; employ-
ment; structures and equipment.

Titles of additional parts of this volume are not available as
this report goes to press.

MARYLAND

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

THE 1959 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

Page

History of the Census DC

Legal basis for the Census DC

Pretest of the 1959 Census DC

Training program for personnel for enumeration DC

Enumeration period DC

ENUMERATION FORMS AND PROCEDURES

Authorization DC

The agriculture questionnaire DC

Agricultural operations X

Enumeration assignments and enumeration districts X

Enumerator's record book XI

Enumeration maps XI

Lists of special and large farms XI

Landlord-tenant questionnaire XI

Township sketch map XI

Field review of enumerator 's work XJI

SAMPLING

Use of sampling XII

Description of the sample XII

Adjustment of the sample XII

Estimation of totals for the sample XII

Presentation of sample data XII

Reliability of estimates XII

Differences in data resulting from differences in

tabulating procedures XIII

PROCESSING OPERATIONS

Completion of enumeration XIII

Editing of questionnaires XIII

Coding of questionnaires XIII

Tabulation of data XIII

PRESENTATION OF STATISTICS

Statistical content of this report XIV

Comparability of data XTV

Minor civil divisions XIV

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Descriptive summary and references XIV

General Farm Information

Census definition of a farm XTV

Farm operator XV

Farms reporting or operators reporting XV

Land area XV

Land in farms XV

Land in farms according to use XVI

Value of land and buildings XVII

Age of operator XVII

Residence of operator XVII

Year began operating present farm XVII

Of f -farm work and other income XVII

Equipment and facilities XVII

Farms by kind of road XVIII

Farm labor XVIII

Fertilizer and lime XVIII

Specified farm expenditures XDC

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS— Continued
Crops

Page

Crops harvested XIX

Corn XDC

Annual legumes XX

Hay crops XX

Field seed crops XX

Irish potatoes and sweetpotatoes XX

Berries and other small fruits XX

Tree fruits , nuts , and grapes XX

Nursery and greenhouse products XXI

Forest products XXI

Value of crops harvested XXI

Value of crops sold XXI

Irrigation

Definition of irrigated land XXI

Enumeration of irrigated land XXI

Irrigated farms XXI

Land in irrigated farms XXI

Land irrigated XXI

Farms irrigated by number of acres irrigated XXI

Land irrigated by source of water XXI

Land-Use Practices

Summary information XXII

Cropland in cover crops XXII

Cropland used for grain or row crops farmed on the

contour XXII

Land in strip-cropping systems for soil-erosion control. . . XXII

System of terraces on crop and pasture land XXII

Livestock and Poultry

Inventories XXII

Milk cows, cows milked, milk produced, and butter XXII

Whole milk and cream sold XXII

Sows and gilts farrowing XXII

Sheep, lambs , and wool XXII

Goats and mohair XXII

Bees and honey XXII

Value of livestock on farms XXII

Sales of live animals XXII

Sales of poultry and poultry products XXIII

Classification of Farms

Scope of classification XXIII

Farms by size XXIII

Farms by color of operator XXIII

Farms by tenure of operator XXIII

Farms by economic class XXIII

Farms by type XXIV

Value of farm products sold XXV

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VI CONTENTS

Chapter A— STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table— Page

1. — Farms , acreage, and value : Censuses of 1920 to 1959 3

2. — Farms and farm acreage according to use, by size of farm: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 4

3. — Farms and farm acreage, by color and tenure of operator: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 6

4. — Farm operators by color, age, residence, and off-farm work; and equipment and

facilities on farms : Censuses of 1920 to 1959 , 7

5 Specified farm expenditures and farm labor: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 8

6 Livestock and poultry on farms, number and value: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 9

7. — Livestock and livestock and poultry products sold: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 10

8. — Farms reporting, acreage, quantity harvested, and sales of crops: Censuses of 1920 to 1959 11

9. — Nursery, greenhouse , and forest products : Censuses of 1920 to 1959 17

10. — Characteristics of places not counted as farms because of change in definition of farm: 1959 18

11 Date of enumeration: Censuses of .1959 and 1954. . , 18

12 Farms reporting classified by number of livestock on farms and by quantity of livestock

and livestock and poultry products sold : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 19

13 Farms reporting classified by acres harvested, quantity harvested, and quantity sold for

selected crops : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 20

14 Hired farm labor and wage rates, Censuses of 1959 and 1954; and by economic class of farm, Census of 1959 24

15 Hired farm labor and wage rates, Censuses of 1959 and 1954; and by type of farm, Census of 1959 26

16 Hired farm labor and wage rates, Censuses of 1959 and 1954; and by size of farm, Census of 1959 28

17. — Farms and farm characteristics by economic class of farm: Census of 1959 30

18 Farms and farm characteristics of commercial farms by type of farm

by economic class of farm: Census of 1959 40

19 Farms and farm characteristics by type of farm: Census of 1959 70

20 Farms and farm characteristics by size of farm: Census of 1959 80

21. — Farms and farm characteristics by tenure of operator : Census of 1959 90

22. — Cash rent paid by cash tenants and share-cash tenants by economic class of farm: Census of 1959 120

23. — Sampling reliability of estimated totals for county and State by number of farms reporting, by levels 120

24. — Indicated level of sampling reliability of estimated county and State totals for specified items 121

Chapter B— STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES

County Table—

1. — Farms, acreage, and value: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 124

2. — Number of farms, land in farms, and cropland harvested, by size of farm: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 126

3. — Farms and farm acreage by tenure of operator: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 128

4. —Characteristics of commercial farms , Census of 1959 130

5. — Farms reporting by off -farm work; and farms by tenure of operator, type of farm, economic class of farm,

and value of farm products sold , by source : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 133

6. — Equipment and facilities on farms and farm labor: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 136

7 Use of fertilizer and lime on farms and farm expenditures: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 138

8. — Livestock and poultry oh farms : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 140

9. — Livestock and livestock products sold from farms and litters farrowed: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 142

10 Dairy products and poultry and poultry products sold from farms: Censuses of 1959 and 1954 144

11 Farms reporting acreage and quantity of crops harvested : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 146

12 . — Nursery and greenhouse products and forest products cut on farms : Censuses of 1959 and 1954 156

APPENDIX

The 1959 Census of Agriculture Questionnaire 160

Enumerator ' s Record Book 164

Index to tables 166

INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION

THE 1959 CENSUS OP AGRICULTURE

History of the Census. — The 1959 Census Is the 17th nationwide
agricultural census. The first agricultural census was taken in
1840, at the same time as the Sixth Decennial Census of Popu-
lation. From 1850 to 1920, an agricultural census was taken
every 10 years. With increased application of scientific findings
and the growing use of mechanization in agriculture, farming
practices were changing so rapidly that facts collected at 10-year
Intervals were no longer adequate. Aware of the need for more
accurate and timely Information, the Congress in 1909 (36 stat
10, sec. 31, provided for a census to be taken in 1915 and every
10 years thereafter which was to be In addition to the census of
agriculture to be taken at the time of the decennial census of
population. The 1915 censns was not taken, however, because
of the abnormal conditions created by World War I. Beginning
with 1920, a national agricultural census has been taken every
5 years.

Legal Basis for the Census. — The 1959 Census of Agriculture
was authorized by an Act of Congress, as were all prior censuses
of agriculture. "Title 13, United States Code-Census," codified in
August 1954, and amended in August 1957 and September 1960,
is now the legal basis for censuses of agriculture and other cen-
suses, and surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Sec-
tion 142, paragraph (a), of Title 13 makes provision for the
Census of Agriculture. It reads as follows :

"The Secretary shall, beginning in the month of October
1959, and in the same month of every fifth year thereafter, take
a census of agriculture, provided that the censuses directed to
be taken In October 1959 and each tenth year thereafter, may,
when and where deemed advisable by the Secretary, be taken
instead in conjunction with the censuses provided in section
141 of this title." (Section 141 relates to the decennial cen-
suses of population, unemployment, and housing to be taken
as of the first day of April of each decennial year.) Under
authority granted by Section 4 of Title 13, the Secretary of
Commerce delegated "the functions and duties imposed upon
him by this title" to the Director of the Bureau of the Census.

Pretest of the 1959 Censns. — A "pretest" of the field procedures
of the 1959 Census of Agriculture was conducted in 17 counties
of the United States during the fall of 1958. The purpose of the
pretest was to provide the Bureau with a measure of the effective-
ness of the questions and procedures planned for the 1959
nationwide census. Three versions of the agriculture question-
naire — the first one for Northern States, the second for Southern
States, and the third for Western States — were used in the pre-
test Each version contained questions appropriate to the type
of agriculture in the part of the country where it was used. All
major aspects of field forms and procedures, from the hiring and
training of crew leaders and enumerators to actual interviews
with farm operators, were given a "trial run" in each of the 17
counties. Preliminary versions of reporting forms, maps, pay-
roll records, training guides, and instruction manuals were sub-
jected to actual use under conditions simulating those expected
in the nationwide enumeration conducted in the fall of 1959.

In making final preparations for the 1959 census, the staff of
the Bureau drew heavily on the results of the pretest, as well as
on experience gained from previous censuses.

Training Program for Personnel for Enumeration. — Every per-
son hired to do work in connection with the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture received specialized training for his job. Staff mem-

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bers of the Washington and Regional Offices of the Bureau and
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture trained approximately 110
agriculture field assistants and 2,100 crew leaders. The crew
leaders, in turn, trained and supervised approximately 30,000
enumerators. All training was presented according to procedures
contained in various guides and manuals prepared by the Bureau.
The training program included films trips, map-reading, practice
interviewing, and practice filling of questionnaires and other
census forms. In most Instances, training sessions were held
near the areas In which employees worked and immediately prior
to the beginning of their assignments.

Enumeration Period. — The actual enumeration in the conter-
minous United States (see page XIV) started at dates varying
from October 7 to November 18, 1959. In general, starting dates
were based upon regional variations In harvesting seasons and
on weather conditions. The primary aim was to have the
enumeration late enough to follow the harvesting of the bulk
of important crops and early enough to precede the advent of
winter weather with the attending unfavorable travel conditions.
The bulk of the enumeration work was completed within three
to four weeks after the starting date. In Hawaii, the enumera-
tion was made during the months of December 1959 and January
1960 ; and in Alaska, during April 1960.

Data for Inventory items — land in farms, machinery and equip-
ment, livestock, and poultry — relate to the situation at the actual
time of enumeration of each individual farm. Data for acres,
production, and sales of crops relate generally to the crops har-
vested during the crop year 1959, regardless of whether and when
they were sold while data for sales of livestock and livestock
products relate to the calendar year 1959. Since the enumera-
tion was made before the end of 1959, special emphasis was
placed upon the inclusion of estimates for crops yet to be sold
and for livestock and livestock products expected to be sold in
the period from the time of enumeration to the end of the cal-
endar year. Instructions on the questionnaire and the wording
of questions were designed to assure that full crop-year or
calendar-year data would be reported. For example, "How much
of this year's crop was or will be sold?' ;

ENUMERATION FORMS AND PROCEDURES

Authorization. — Section 5 of Title 13 of the United States Code
authorizes the preparation of forms and questionnaires used In
the census. It reads as follows :

"The Secretary shall prepare schedules, and shall determine
the inquiries, and the number, form, and subdivisions thereof,
for the statistics, surveys, and censuses provided for in this
title."

UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959

of data from other sources, the possibility of obtaining data by
methods other than a census, the adequacy of the data that might
be obtained, and the need for and usefulness of the data. Two
committees gave advice and counsel to the Bureau. One of these,
a Special Advisory Committee, was composed of members desig-
nated by the organizations they represented, following an invita-
tion from the Director of the Bureau of the Census to name a
representative to serve in an advisory capacity. The Special
Advisory Committee for the 1959 'Census of Agriculture was
made up of one representative from each of the following : Agri-
cultural Publishers Association, American Association of Land-
Grant Colleges and State Universities, American Farm Bureau
Federation, American Farm Economic Association, American
Statistical Association, Farm Equipment Institute, National As-
sociation of Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of Agri-
culture, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National
Farmers' Union, National Grange, Rural Sociological Society,
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A representative of
the Bureau of the Budget was in attendance at all meetings of
the Advisory Committee.

Tenure, Land Values, and Mortgage Debt

Land Use and Conservation and Production Practices

Field Crops

Fruits and Vegetables

Forest Products

Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy

Income and Expenditure (including Contractual Operations)

Farm Labor

Equipment and Facilities (including Structures)

were used for the 1959 census in the conterminous United States
as compared with 21 versions in 1954 and 41 in 1950. A separate
version was used in Alaska and another in Hawaii.

Differences in the questionnaires were designed to account
for regional and local differences In agriculture. Most, but not
all, of the differences related to crops. The use of State ques-
tionnaires made possible the inclusion of separate inquiries for
all important crops grown within a State and, at the same
time, a reduction in the total number of inquiries for a State.
Questions that did not apply, to any considerable degree, to a
particular State were omitted from the questionnaire used in
that State. For example, separate questions about citrus fruits
were omitted from all questionnaires except for the few States
where citrus fruits are grown. An added advantage of State
questionnaires was that production and sales data could be asked
in the unit of measure most commonly used by the farmers in
each State. Regional variation in the number and type of ques-
tions is an important provision of the census for obtaining com-
plete coverage of agricultural operations.

a. Any livestock (hogs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, or mules)
were kept on the place.

b. A combined total of 20 or more chickens, turkeys, and ducks
were kept on the place.

c. Any grain, hay, tobacco, or other field crops were grown on
the place.

d. A combined total of 20 or more fruit trees, grapevines, and
nut trees were on the place.

e. Any vegetables, berries, or nursery or greenhouse products
were grown on the place for sale.

INTRODUCTION

area that one enumerator could reasonably be expected to canvass
within a 3- to 4-week period, as indicated by performance rec-
ords from the 1954 census.

Group II Enumeration Districts. — Rural ED's in which the
number of dwellings was large in relation to the number of
farms were considered to be in Group II. For each ED, in
Group II, the enumerator was required to list the head of the
household for all dwellings in the ED except for those on less
than one acre of ground in built-up residential areas of 50 or
more dwellings. He was also required to determine, by obser-
vation or local inquiry, whether there were any farms or other
places with agricultural operations in the built-up areas and,
if so, to obtain an agriculture questionnaire. There were
approximately 7,979 ED's in Group II.

time, it helped to prevent enumeration of the same place by two
or more enumerators.

Lists of Special and Large Farms. — Prior to the enumeration, a
card list of "special and large farms" was prepared on the basis
of records obtained from the 1954 census and from Federal and
State agricultural agencies. In general, "special and large farms"
fell into one of three categories: (1) farms having unusually
large acreages, livestock inventories, or annual sales as indi-
cated by available records; (2) farms known to be specializing
in such operations as broiler production, turkey growing, feed
lots, nursery or greenhouse production, cranberry bogs, citrus
groves, etc.; (3) farms that might easily be overlooked because
they had absentee operators or were not locally thought of as
farms, such as institutions, Indian reservations, grazing associa-
tions, etc.

Landlord-Tenant Questionnaire. — As in several previous cen-
suses, a special landlord-tenant questiomiaire was used in some
parts of the South as a supplement to the agriculture question-
naire. Its purpose was to help the enumerator get complete
and accurate coverage of individually operated tracts of land
that were actually part of one operating unit under the control
of one landlord. To accomplish this purpose, the enumerator was
required to fill a landlord-tenant questionnaire for each landlord
who had any land worked on shares. The entries made in this
questionnaire included the name of each sharecropper, tenant, or
renter ; the amount of land assigned to each ; and the acreage and
quantity of crops harvested on shares. By checking these entries
against the agriculture questionnaires obtained for the individual
operators, the enumerator and the Central Office could verify that
each part of the operating unit controlled by the landlord was
enumerated and that it was enumerated only once. The landlord-
tenant questionnaire was used in 386 counties in the 1959 census
as compared with approximately 900 counties in 1954.

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UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959

land by drawing its boundaries on the sketch. He also used a
simple numbering system as a cross reference between the agri-
cultural land identified on the sketch and the questionnaire on
which it was reported. The Township Sketch was used in all
counties of North Dakota and South Dakota and in selected
counties of Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.

SAMPLING

Use of Sampling. — In the 1959 census, as in several previous
censuses, sampling was used in two ways: for enumeration and
for tabulation. Sampling in enumeration consisted of the col-
lection of information about the items included in sections IX
through XV of the questionnaire for only a sample of farms.
The "sample" items relate to sales of dairy products and sales of
livestock, use of fertilizer and lime, farm expenditures, land-use
practices, farm labor, equipment and facilities, rental agreements,
farm values, and farm mortgage debt. The same sample of farms
was used for tabulations by type of farm and by economic class
of farm and for many of those by size of farm and by color and
tenure of operator.

Description of the Sample. — The sample used for the 1959 Census
of Agriculture consisted of all farms with a total area of 1,000
or more acres or with estimated sales of $100,000 or more in 1959,
and approximately 20 percent of all other farms. Farms with
1,000 or more acres were universally included in the sample
during enumeration. As the enumerator filled the questionnaire,
he determined the number of "acres in this place" (see question 7
of the agriculture questionnaire). If the acreage amounted to
1,000 or more he was required to fill sections IX through XV of
the questionnaire. Farms with less than 1,000 acres, with esti-
mated sales of $100,000 or more, were included in the sample
during the office processing. For these farms the information for
sections IX through XV was obtained by mail.

Adjustment of the Sample. — An adjustment in the part of the
sample that was comprised of farms of less than 1,000 acres find
with estimated sales of less than $100,000 was made by a process
essentially equivalent to stratifying the farms in the sample by

size of farm. The purpose of this adjustment was to improve
the reliability of the estimates based on the sample and to reduce
the effects of possible biases introduced by enumerators who de-
viated from the prescribed procedure for selecting the sample
farms. The adjustment procedure was carried out for "blocks"
of counties, each consisting of from one to ten counties in a State.
To adjust the sample, separate counts were made for each county,
and for the block of counties of all farms and of farms in the
sample for each of 10 size-of-farm groups based on the "acres
in this place" (question 7). The 10 size-of-farm groups were as
follows : under 10 acres, 10 to 49 acres, 50 to 69 acres, 70 to 99
acres, 100 to 139 acres, 140 to 179 acres, 180 to 219 acres, 220
to 259 acres, 260 to 499 acres, and 500 to 999 acres. Farms of less
than 1,000 acres, but with value of sales of $100,000 or more,
were excluded from these counts. For each size-of-farm group,
the number of farms in the sample for the block of counties was
adjusted to make it equal or approximately equal to the total
number of farms divided by five. This was accomplished for
each group by the elimination or duplication on a random basis,
of farms in those counties where the difference between the
actual proportion in the sample and the expected 20 percent was
in the same direction as the difference for the block of counties.
Estimation of Totals for the Sample. — For the items Included
in the sample part of the questionnaire (sections IX through
XV ) , estimated totals for all farms were derived from the tabu-
lated totals for the farms in the adjusted sample. First, item-by-
item totals, as tabulated for that part of the sample comprising
farms of less than 1,000 acres and with estimated sales of less
than $100,000, were multiplied by 5. These estimated item-by-
item totals were then added to the corresponding item totals, as
tabulated, for all farms of 1,000 acres and over and farms with
estimated sales of $100,000 and over. The resulting values
represent the estimated totals for all farms.

Reliability of Estimates. — The estimated totals for all farms of
the items enumerated for only the sample farms are subject
to sampling errors. The estimated totals obtained by making
tabulations for only the farms included in the sample are also
subject to sampling errors. State tables 23 and 24 contain ap-
proximate measures of the sampling reliability of the estimates
for numbers of farms reporting and for item totals. While these
measures indicate the general level of sampling reliability of the
estimates, they do not completely reflect errors arising from
sources other than sampling ; for example, errors in the original
data reported by farmers. Errors arising from sources other than
sampling may, in some instances, be relatively more important
than sampling variation, especially for county totals.

The general level of sampling reliability of estimated totals
may be determined from the data in State tables 23 and 24. State
table 24 contains a list of items, together with a figure for each
item indicating one of the four levels of sampling reliability that
are presented in State table 23. For each item the sampling
error according to the number of farms reporting may be de-
termined from State table 23, in the column for the level of
sampling reliability designated in State table 24. To determine
the sampling reliability for any item, reference must be made to
State table 24 to find out which of the four levels of sampling
reliability given in State table 23 should be used, and also the
appropriate county or State table to obtain the number of farms
reporting the item.

INTRODUCTION

XIII

As explained in State table 23, tbe level of sampling reliability
designated as level 1 should always be used to determine tbe
sampling reliability of estimated numbers of farms or of farms
reporting.

State table 23 shows percentage limits sucb tbat chances are
about 68 out of 100 that the difference between an estimate based
on the sample and the figure that would have been obtained from
a tabulation of all farms would be no more than the percentage
specified for the estimated number of farms reporting that item.
The chances are about 99 out of 100 that the difference would be
less than 2% times the percentage specified.

Differences in Data Resulting From Differences in Tabulating
Procedures. — Many of the figures in the detailed State tables rep-
resent estimates obtained by tabulating only tbe sample farms.
The totals for these detailed distributions will generally differ
somewhat from totals presented in other tables obtained from
different distributions which were tabulated on a 100 percent
basis. Moreover, although most of the figures presented by coun-
ties were obtained from tabulations of all farms, the data in
county table 4 for commercial farms, and all of the data in the
county tables on dairy products and livestock sold, fertilizer and
lime, farm expenditures, land-use practices, farm labor, facilities
and equipment, and value of land and buildings were estimated
for each county on the basis of data tabulated for the farms in
the sample. The State totals In the county tables for these items,
though based also on the sample, were obtained in a different
series of tabulating runs, and so may differ slightly from totals
presented in some State tables. For reasons of economy the
sample distributions were not adjusted to the 100 percent totals
even when such totals were available, nor were slight discrepan-
cies resulting from different runs of the sample data always rec-
onciled unless the differences were large enough to affect the
usefulness or reliability of the data.

PROCESSING OPERATIONS

Editing of Questionnaires. — Each agriculture questionnaire was
Individually edited and coded before the information was trans-
ferred to punch cards and tabulated. As the first major step in
the editing process, questionnaires that did not represent farms
according to the census definition were withdrawn from fur-

a. Total acreage compared with Its distribution by use.

b. Acreage of individual crops harvested compared with total
cropland harvested.

c. Irrigated acreage compared with total acres In the farm.

d. Total acreage of individual crops for all purposes compared
with the acreage harvested for specific purposes.

e. Quantity of crops harvested in relation to acreage harvested.

f. Sales in relation to production and, for livestock, to inven-
tories.

g. Total livestock compared with the inventory by age and sex.
h. Expenditures compared with production and inventories.

Obvious errors in calculations or in units of measure, and
misplaced entries were corrected as they were found. Entries
not clearly legible were rewritten. Many omissions or incon-
sistencies were disregarded during editing. Those of significant
magnitude could be and were handled more efficiently and eco-
nomically during mechanical processing operations. Question-
naires containing major inconsistencies and omissions were re-
ferred to members of the technical staff for review. Depending
on the magnitude of the data involved, the technical staff cor-
rected (or supervised the correction of) the questionnaires either
on the basis of information reported for other farms of similar
type in the area or on the basis of additional information re-
ceived In response to letters directed to the farm operators.

Tabulation of Data. — After the questionnaires were edited and
coded, the information on them was punched on cards. The cards
were then mechanically sorted and fed into machines which
transferred the data to tabulation sheets. One of the initial
and primary steps in the machine handling of the punch cards
was to separate and list those cards which lacked necessary in-
formation, those which contained inconsistent or Impossible data,
and those on which the data were possible but of such magnitude
that a further review of the individual questionnaires was war-
ranted. The listing sheets were examined and, as necessary, the
cards were corrected. When the cards for a particular county
were considered satisfactory, the data were tabulated.

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PRESENTATION OF STATISTICS

The definitions and explanations in this introduction for vol-
ume I generally have application broad enough to include the
States of Alaska and Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico and the island possessions. However, specific application
in many instances may be limited to the conterminous United
States; for example, references to earlier censuses, to the sam-
pling methods and procedures, to specific sections or questions on
the questionnaires, and to specific table numbers.

For each part of volume I (one part for each State or area),
a facsimile of the appropriate questionnaire is reproduced in
the appendix.

Comparability of Data. — The data obtained from the various
censuses of agriculture are not strictly comparable for all items.
For example, differences from one census to another in the time
of enumeration, the wording of the questions, and the definition
of a farm cause some lack of comparability. Differences con-
sidered to have a significant effect on the comparability of data
are described in the text and/or mentioned in footnotes to the
tables.

the aim waa to make enumeration assignments large enough to
keep each enumerator fully occupied in his area for a 3- to 4-week
period. Hence, in some areas, two or more adjoining minor civil
divisions were combined Into one enumeration assignment. An
enumeration assignment never comprised the whole of one minor
civil division and a part of another, nor a part of two or more
minor civil divisions. A minor civil division that included too
many farms for one enumerator to cover during the enumeration
period was divided into two or more enumeration assignments.

Requests for census information for minor civil divisions should
be directed to the Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census,
Washington 25, D.C.

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Descriptive Summary and References. — The definitions and ex-
planations that follow relate only to those items that are con-
sidered to be inadequately described in the tables where they
appear. Although the descriptive terms and explanations refer
specifically to the 1959 Census of Agriculture, many of them also
apply to earlier censuses. Most of the definitions consist of a
resumS of the questionnaire wording, supplemented by excerpts
from instructions given to enumerators. For exact wording of
the questions and of the instructions included on the question-
naire, see the facsimile of the 1959 Agriculture Questionnaire in
the appendix of this report.

General Farm Information

To avoid biases arising from an enumerator's personal judg-
ment and opinion, the Bureau did not give enumerators the defini-

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tlon of a farm. Instead, enumerators were instructed to obtain
questionnaires for all places considered farms by their operators
and for all other places that had one or more agricultural opera-
tions. (See "Agricultural Operations", p. X.) In 1954, enumer-
ators were instructed to fill questionnaires on the same basis as
in 1959. In 1950, agricultural operations were defined to include
every place of 3 or more acres, whether or not the operator con-
sidered it a farm, and every place having "specialized operations",
regardless of the acreage. "Specialized operations" referred to
nurseries and greenhouses and to places having 100 or more
poultry, production of 300 or more dozen eggs in 1949, or 3 or
more hives of bees. In all of the three last censuses, as a result,
questionnaires were filled for a considerable number of places
that did not qualify as farms. The determination as to which
questionnaires represented farms was made during office process-
ing operations and only those questionnaires meeting the criteria
for a farm were included in the tabulations.

The decrease in the number of farms in 1950 and 1954, as com-
pared with earlier censuses, was partly due to the change in
farm definition, especially with respect to farms of 3 or more
acres in size. Some of the places of 3 or more acres that were
not counted as farms in 1950 and 1954 because the value of their
agricultural production was less than $150 would have qualified
as farms If the criteria had been the same as in earlier censuses.

For the States that comprise the conterminous United States,
two figures are published for each county on the number of farms

Farm Operator. — The term "farm operator" is used to designate
a person who operates a farm, either doing the work himself or
directly supervising the work. He may be the owner, a member of
the owner's household, a hired manager, or a tenant, renter, or
sharecropper. If he rents land to others or has land worked on
shares by others, he is considered as operator only of the land
which he retains for his own operation. In the case of a partner-
ship, only one partner is counted as an operator. The number of
farm operators is considered to be the same as the number of
farms.

land Area. — The approximate total land area of States and
counties as reported for 1959 is, in general, the same as that re-
ported for all censuses beginning with 1940. Such differences as
are shown reflect political changes in boundaries or actual changes
in land area caused by changes in the number or size of reser-
voirs, lakes, streams, etc. For Alaska, the areas for election
districts represent the gross area of land and water.

land in Farms. — Except for managed farms, the land to be in-
cluded in each farm was determined from the answers to ques-
tions about the number of acres owned, the number of acres rented
from others or worked on shares for others, and the number of
acres rented to others or worked on shares by others. The acres
owned and the acres rented from others or worked on shares for
others were first added together and then the acres rented to
others or worked on shares by others were subtracted. The re-
sult represented the number of acres in the farm. The number of
acres in a managed farm was the difference between the total
land managed and that part of the managed land that was rented
to others or worked on shares by others.

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The acreage designated in the tables as "land in farms" consists
primarily of "agricultural" land — that is, land used for crops
and pasture or grazing. It also includes considerable areas of
land not actually under cultivation nor used for pasture or graz-
ing. For example, the entire acreage of woodland and wasteland
owned or rented by farm operators is included as land in farms,
unless it was being held for nonagricultural purposes or unless
the acreage was unusually large. For 1959 and 1954, if a place
had 1,000 or more acres of woodland not pastured and wasteland,
and if less than 10 percent of the total acreage in the place was
used for agricultural purposes, the acreage of woodland not pas-
tured and wasteland was reduced to equal the acreage used for
agriculture. The procedure used in 1950 for excluding unusually
large acreages of woodland not pastured and wasteland differed
slightly from the one used in 1959 and 1954. In 1950, adjustments
were made in places of 1,000 or more acres (5,000 or more in the
17 Western States) , if less than 10 percent of the total acreage was
used for agricultural purposes.

Land Rented from Others. — This item includes not only land
that the operator rented or leased from others but also land
he worked on shares for others and land he occupied rent free.
Grazing land used under government permit or license is not
included.

Land Managed. — -This item includes all tracts of land man-
aged for one or more employers by a person hired on a salary
basis. A hired manager was considered to be the operator of
the land he managed since he was responsible for the agricul-
tural operations on that land and frequently supervised others
in performing those operations. Managed land was always to
be reported on a separate questionnaire whether or not the
manager also operated a farm on his own account.

Land in Two or More Counties. — An individual farm was al-
ways enumerated in only one county, even in eases where the
land was located in two or more counties. If the farm operator
lived on the farm, the farm was enumerated in the county where
he lived. If he did not live on the farm, the figures for the
farm were tabulated for the county where the farm head-
quarters was located. In cases where there was any question as
to the location of the headquarters, figures for the farm were
tabulated for the county where most of the land was located.

Cropland used only for Pasture. — This land-use classification
includes rotation pasture and all other land used only for pas-
ture or grazing that the operator considered could have been
used for crops without additional Improvement. Enumerators
were instructed to include land planted to crops that were
hogged off, pastured, or grazed before maturity but to exclude
land pastured before or after hay or other crops were harvested
from it. Permanent open pasture may have been reported
either for this item or for "other pasture" depending on whether
or not the operator considered it as cropland.

Cropland not Harvested and not Pastured. — This classification
represents a total of three subclasses for the 17 Western States
and two subclasses for other States.

Other Cropland. — This subclass includes idle cropland, land
in crops intended for harvest after 1959, and cropland not
harvested because of complete crop failure, low prices, labor
shortage, or other reasons. The 1959 figures for "other
cropland" are not entirely comparable with those for previ-
ous censuses since they do not include land used only for
soil-improvement crops. (See preceding paragraph.)
Woodland Pastured. — This classification includes all wood-
land where livestock were pastured or grazed in 1959. The
instruction on the questionnaire — "Include as woodland all
wood lots and timber tracts; cutover and deforested land
which has value for wood products and has not been improved
for pasture"— represents a somewhat more precise definition
than the corresponding instruction contained on the 1954 ques-
tionnaire. No definition of woodland was given in 1950 apart
from an instruction to enumerators not to include brush pas-
ture as woodland. Some of the changes in woodland acreages
from one census to another may merely represent differences
in interpretation as to what constitutes "woodland."

Woodland 'not Pastured. — This classification refers to all
woodland not used for pasture or grazing in 1959, including
land in operated farms that was placed in the Soil Bank and
planted to trees. Unusually large tracts of timberland that
were reported as woodland not pastured were excluded from

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the tabulation of land In farms when it was evident that such
land was held primarily for nonagricultural purposes.

Other Pasture. — This classification refers to all land other
than woodland and cropland that was used only for pasture
or grazing in 1959. It Includes noncrop open or brush pasture
and cutover or deforested land that has been Improved and
u°~d for pasture. The figures for the last three censuses are
^cuparable bat those for 1945 include all nonwoodland pas-
ture that had not been plowed during the preceding seven
years. For the 1940 census and earlier years, the figures are
more nearly comparable with those for the last three censuses.
However, the classification may be somewhat less Inclusive
because land that could have been plowed and used for crops
without additional clearing, draining, or irrigating was classi-
fied as plowable pasture and included with "cropland used
only for pasture".

Improved Pasture. — This subclass refers to that portion of
"other pasture" on which one or more of the following prac-
tices had been used : liming, fertilizing, seeding, irrigating,
draining, or the clearing of weed or brush growth. The fig-
ures are comparable with those for 1954, when the question
on improved pasture was asked for the first time.
Other land. — This classification refers to all land not in-
cluded in the preceding land-use classifications, such as house
lots, barn lots, lanes, roads, ditches, land area of ponds, and
wasteland. This figure for 1959 was obtained from the ma-
chine tabulations by subtracting the total of all other uses
from the total land in all farms reported for a given county
or classification. Hence, there is no figure given to represent
the farms reporting this Item.

More problems and difficulties arise in the enumeration of farm-
real-estate values than in the enumeration of most other agri-
cultural items. Most of the items enumerated require the re-
spondent to make a statement of fact. For example, information
about the number and value of farm animals sold alive during the
year is based on actual transactions. Similarly, information about
livestock inventories relates to the situation existing on a spe-
cific place at a specific time. Reports concerning the value of
land and buildings, however, are estimates based almost entirely
on opinion. The majority of farms have not changed hands for
many years and are not currently for sale. For such farms, the
operators are not likely to have any clear basis for estimating the
value. To make an intelligent and objective estimate, a respond-
ent first needs to make an estimate of the prevailing average
market value of farms in his community. Then, he must either
add to or subtract from that estimate to allow for the different
characteristics of his own farm. In many cases, an operator who
would not sell his farm under any circumstances may report an
unreasonably high market value. In other cases, a farm operator
who acquired his real estate during a period of relatively low
prices may estimate an unrealistically low value by current stand-
ards. Because of the extent of variation that is known to exist
in real estate values, it is difficult to devise checking procedures
that will identify inaccurate estimates.

Residence of Operator. — Farm operators were classified by resi-
dence according to whether or not they lived on the farms they
were operating. Some of those who did not live on the farms
they operated themselves lived on farms operated by others. In
cases where all the land was rented from others or worked on
shares for others, the operator was considered to live on the farm
operated provided the dwelling he occupied was Included In the
rental agreement. The dwelling, In such cases, was not neces-
sarily on the land being operated. Similarly, a farm operator
who did not live on the land being cultivated or grazed but who
had some agricultural operations (other than a home garden)
at his dwelling was considered as living on the farm operated.

Since some farm operators live on their farms only during
a part of the year, comparability of the figures for various cen-
suses may be affected by the date of enumeration.

Year Began Operating Present Farm. — Enumerators were in-
structed to report the year during which a farm operator began
to operate his present farm and, if the year was 1958 or later,
also to report the month. The year was intended to refer to the
first year of the period during which the operator had been In
continuous charge of his present farm or of any part of it. The
time of year that farmers move is indicated by the month they
began operating their farms, as shown by a monthly breakdown
of the reports for farmers who began operating their present
farms during 1958 and 1959.

Off-Farm Work and Other Income. — To obtain a measure of the
extent to which farm operators rely on nonf arm sources for part
of their income, four questions were asked of all farm operators.
The first question asked for the number of days the operator
worked off his farm in 1959. The other three questions, to be
answered "Yes" or "No," asked (1) whether other members of the
operator's household did any work off the farm ; (2) whether any
income was received from sources other than the sale of agri-
cultural products from the farm operated; and (3) whether the
combined income of all members of the household from off-farm
work and other sources was greater than the total value of agri-
cultural products sold from the farm operated.

Data in terms of actual number were obtained for the follow-
ing items of farm equipment in 1959 : (1) grain combines, (2) corn
pickers, (3) pick-up balers, (4) field forage harvesters, (5) mo-
tortrucks, (6) wheel tractors, (7) garden tractors, (8) crawler
tractors, and (9) automobiles. Definitions given enumerators in-
cluded the following specifications, among others : Corn pickers
related to all types of machines used for picking corn, whether
used in separate or in combined picking-shelling operations.
Pick-up balers were to include both hand-tie and automatic balers
but not stationary ones. Motortrucks were to include pick-up
trucks and truck-trailer combinations; jeeps and station wagons

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were also to be included If they were used primarily as trucks,
but school buses were specifically excluded. Wheel tractors spe-
cifically excluded garden tractors, implements with built-in power
units, such as self-propelled combines or powered buck rakes, and
the power unit of a truck-trailer combination. Automobiles were
to include Jeeps and station wagons if they were used primarily
as passenger cars.

Comparable data from one census to another are not available
for all items. The questions asked about equipment during a
given census reflect changes in farm mechanization and in the
facilities available to farm families. Questions about some items
of equipment were asked In 1959 for the first time (electric milk
cooler, crop drier, bulk-type milk cooler, etc.). Similarly, some
questions that were asked in earlier censuses were omitted in
1959. For example, the use of electricity is now so widespread
that there is no longer any need for obtaining a count of the
farms having it.

Farm labor was defined to include any work, chores, or planning
necessary to the agricultural operations of the farm ; and to ex-
clude housework, contract construction work, custom machine
work, and repair, installation, or construction work done by per-
sons employed specifically for such work. The farm labor in-
formation contained in this report represents estimates based on
answers to questions relating to the farm work or chores done
during the week by (1) operator, (2) unpaid members of the
operator's family, and (3) hired persons. An operator was
considered as working if he worked one or more hours ; unpaid
members of the operator's family, if they worked 15 or more
hours ; and hired persons, if they worked at all during the week.

Fertilizer. — The report for fertilizer was to refer only to com-
mercial fertilizer and fertilizing materials, including rock
phosphate. The acres fertilized and the tons of fertilizer ap-
plied to those acres were obtained separately for selected crops.
The selected crops varied by region so that it was possible to
obtain detailed data for the crops most commonly fertilized
in each region. In cases where the same land was used for
more than one crop, the acres fertilized were to be reported
separately for each crop. If the same crop was fertilized
more than once, however, the acres in that crop were to be
reported only once. In all cases, the total quantity of fer-

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tllizer used In 1959 was to be reported. Including quantities
used on land occupied by crops planted in 1958 or by crops
to be harvested in 1960.

Livestock and Poultry. — The cost of baby chicks and turkey
poults was to be included in the expenditures made for the
purchase of livestock and poultry. Enumerators were in-
structed to ask the farm operator to include the cost or esti-
mated purchase value of poultry and livestock provided by
others and cared for by the operator under a contract feeding
arrangement. The cost of livestock purchased for resale within
30 days was not to be included. A short-term transaction of
that nature was considered to be a dealer operation, not an
agricultural one.

This item of expenditure was not included in the 1954 Census.
The data are comparable with those for 1950, however.

Chops

Acreage of Crops Harvested. — In most instances, the acreage
reported for individual crops represents the area harvested
during 1959. The area harvested is often less than the area
planted. For fruit orchards and groves, vineyards, and planted
nut trees, the acreage reported represents the total area in
both bearing and nonbearing trees and vines as of the date of
enumeration — usually a date in October, November, or Decem-
ber 1959. For soybeans, cowpeas, and peanuts, the acreage
grown for all purposes was reported as well as the acreage har-
vested for specific purposes. For velvet beans, only the acreage
grown was reported. As the enumeration was about to begin
in South Florida (those counties in which the enumeration was
begun on October 7), an instruction was Issued to the effect
that the data for vegetables and potato crops should relate
to a full year, beginning on October 1, 1958, and ending Sep-
tember 30, 1959.

purpose for which corn was harvested were asked in all States.

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UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959

Annual Legumes. For soybeans, cowpeas, and peanuts, the

acres and quantity grown or harvested for specific purposes, as
well as the total acreage grown for all purposes, were obtained
for areas where these crops are grown extensively ; for velvet-
beans, only the total grown for all purposes was obtained. For
all these crops except, possibly peanuts, the total acreage grown
for all purposes includes some acreage that was plowed under
for green manure. In a few Southern States, separate figures
were obtained for the acres grown alone and the acres grown
with other crops. In 1959, as in 1954, enumerators were in-
structed to report green soybeans and blackeyes and other green
cowpeas harvested for sale as vegetables and not as annual
legumes.

The questionnaire contained an instruction that if two or more
cuttings were made from the same land, the total production
from all cuttings was to be reported but the acres cut were to
be counted only once. In cases where both hay and grass silage
were cut from the same land, the total acreage was to be reported
for both crops. In 1959, as in 1954, alfalfa hay included alfalfa
and alfalfa mixtures for hay and for dehydrating ; clover and
timothy hay included clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and
grasses; small grain hay included oats, wheat, barley, rye, or
other small grains cut for hay. The hay crops listed on the
questionnaire varied somewhat from' one State or region to
another. The kinds of hay to be included in separate questions
can be determined for a specific State from reference to the
facsimile of the questionnaire that is in the appendix.

Field Seed Crops. — The field seed crops listed on each version
of the questionnaire were limited to those considered most im-
portant within the given State. Each version of the question-
naire contained space for listing other field seed crops in order
to facilitate the reporting of all field seed crops harvested.
Quantity harvested was to be reported in terms of clean seed
for most field seed crops. Bluegrass, or Junegrass seed, was to
be reported In terms of green seed for Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and
Tennessee. No mention was made of "green-weight basis" for
other States where this crop was to be reported in the "All other"
question.

Irish Potatoes and Sweetpotatoes. — For Irish potatoes and
sweetpotatoes (including yams), the total quantity harvested was
to be reported for each crop in all cases, whether harvested for

Berries and Other Small Fruits. — The question for berries and
other small fruits related specifically to the acreages and quanti-
ties harvested for sale. Only tame or cultivated berries were to
be reported except for the New England States, where wild blue-
berries were also to be included. Enumerators were instructed
always to report the total quantity of each kind of berry har-
vested for sale but to report the area harvested only when It
amounted to one-tenth acre or more. Nonbearing areas and areas
and quantities harvested for home use were to be excluded. The
data for 1959 and 1954 are fully comparable.

Tree Fruits, Nuts, and drapes. — In 1959, as in 1954, fruit trees,
nut trees, and grapevines were not enumerated for farms having
a combined total of less than 20 at the time of enumeration.
Both bearing and nonbearing trees and vines were to be included
but not any that had been abandoned. For censuses prior to
1954, all fruit or nut trees and grapevines on the farm were
to be enumerated, regardless of the number. Because of this
change in enumeration procedure, the data for 1959 and 1954
are not fully comparable with those for earlier censuses. In
commercial fruit-producing counties, the change in procedure
may have had a considerable effect on the number of farms re-
porting without causing any significant changes in the number
of trees and vines nor in the quantity harvested. In counties
where most of the trees or vines are in small plantings and
where production Is largely for home-use, however, the change
may have caused a significant reduction not only in the number
of farms reporting but also in the number of trees and vines and
in the quantity harvested.

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olives are described on p. XIX.) The unit of measure In which
quantities were to be reported varied from one State to another.
Tables In this report show quantities In the unit of measure
appearing on the 1959 questionnaire used in the State.

a. Nursery products, (trees, shrubs, vines, and ornamentals).

b. Cut flowers, potted plants, florist greens, and bedding plants.
For these items, the area grown in the open was to be re-
ported separately from the area grown under glass.

The data obtained for 1959 are comparable with those for
1954 and 1950 since the questions asked were essentially the
game in the three censuses. Detailed data regarding the pro-
duction and sale of nursery, greenhouse, and other horticultural
products on farms having sales of $2,000 will be published In
volume V, part 1,

Forest Products. — The forest products data obtained in the
Census of Agriculture relate only to the products cut on farms.
Commercial logging, timber operations, and forest products grown
or cut on nonfarm places are excluded. Therefore, the data In
this report do not represent the total forestry output or income
for a county or State.

The questions included on the 1959 agriculture questionnaire
are more detailed than those asked in the 1954 Census. Value
was obtained for the sale of standing timber or trees and for
the sale of poles and piling, bark, bolts, and mine timbers. The
quantity cut, whether for home use or sale, and the quantity sold
were obtained for individual forestry products such as firewood
and fuelwood, fence posts, sawlogs and veneer logs. Data relating
to pulpwood, Christmas trees, maple trees, and maple syrup were
obtained in States where such products are important
commercially.

Value of Crops Harvested. — The total value of crops harvested
represents the estimated value of all crops harvested during the
crop year 1959. It includes the value of quantities consumed
on farms as food, feed, seed, etc., as well as quantities sold.
Farmers were not asked to report values of crops harvested ;
the values were calculated in the Processing Office. For individ-
ual crops, the quantity harvested was multiplied by the average
price at which the crop was sold in the State. State average
prices were furnished to the Bureau of the Census by the Agricul-
tural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
They are based on reports received from a sample of fanners and
dealers. Quantities harvested were not obtained for vegetables
nor for nursery and greenhouse products. Therefore, for those
crops, the value of sales, as obtained in the enumeration, was used
in the calculation of total value of crops harvested.

are similar to the procedures followed In 1954. In 1950, values
of crop* sold were obtained for each farm during the enumeration.

Definition of Irrigated Land. — Irrigated land Is defined as land
watered for agricultural purposes by artificial means. These
means Included sublrrigation as well as systems whereby water
was applied to the ground surface, either directly or by sprinklers.
Land flooded for rice cultivation was considered as irrigated.
Land flooded during high-water periods was to be included as
Irrigated only If water was directed to agricultural use by dams,
canals, or other works. The definition of irrigated land specif-
ically excluded land where the "water table", or natural level
of underground water, was controlled by drainage works with no
additional water brought In by canals or pipes.

Enumeration of Irrigated Land. — A question on total land irri-
gated was asked In all States, with the exception of Alaska. The
acreage reported for this question includes not only irrigated
cropland but also any other land that was irrigated In 1959.

The questionnaires used in the 17 Western States, Louisiana,
and Hawaii included several additional questions regarding irri-
gation. These questions related to the acreage of land irrigated
by sprinklers, irrigated land from which crops were harvested,
specific crops Irrigated, and source of irrigation water. Such
additional data, for irrigated farms, are presented in county
table la for these States.

Irrigated Farms. — All farms reporting any land irrigated in
1959 are counted as irrigated farms.

Land in Irrigated Farms. — Data for land in irrigated farms ac-
cording to use relate to the entire acreage In these farms, in-
cluding land that was not irrigated.

Irrigated Cropland Harvested. — The data for irrigated crop-
land harvested relate to all irrigated land from which crops
were harvested in 1959, regardless of the method of irrigation.
An instruction on the questionnaire reminded enumerators and
respondents to include irrigated land from which hay was cut,
irrigated land in both bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut
crops, and irrigated land from which volunteer crops were
harvested. Each irrigated acre was to be reported only once,
regardless of how many crops were harvested from it.

Other Irrigated Land. — This classification was obtained by
subtraction of the acreage of irrigated cropland harvested
from the acreage of total land irrigated. It represents primarily
irrigated cropland not harvested and irrigated pasture or
grazing land.

Farms Irrigated By Number of Acres Irrigated. — All farms on
which any land was irrigated in 1959 are classified according
to the number of acres irrigated in county table la for the 17
Western States, Louisiana, and Hawaii. This classification is
based on total land irrigated. Therefore, it includes not only the
irrigated land from which crops were harvested but also all other
irrigated land, regardless of use.

XXII

UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959

Land-Use Practices

Cropland Used for Grain or Bow Crops Farmed on the Contour. —
This Item relates to land on which grain or row crops were
planted in level rows around the slope of a hill.

System of Terraces on Crop and Pasture Land. — This item re-
lates to the acreage in ridge-type or channel-type terraces con-
structed on sloping cropland and pastureland.

Livestock and Poultry

Inventories. — Data for livestock and poultry on farms relate
to the number on hand at the time of enumeration. All live-
stock and poultry, including those being kept or fed under con-
tract, were to be enumerated on the farm or ranch where they
were, regardless of who owned them. Livestock in transit from
one grazing area to another or grazing in national forests, graz-
ing districts, open range, or on land used under permit were to be
reported as being on the place where the person who had control
over them had his headquarters.

Milk Cows, Cows Milked, Milk Produced, and Butter. — Data on
the number of milk cows, cows milked, and milked produced relate
to the day preceding the enumeration. Data for butter churned
were obtained only for 14 States and relate to the calendar week
preceding the enumeration. The data for cows milked yesterday
and milk produced yesterday are not given in this volume. These
figures vrere obtained primarily to serve the needs of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture in making monthly and annual esti-
mates of milk production. These figures can be made available,
at a small cost, to others who express an interest in them.

Bees and Honey. — No questions on bees and honey were in-
cluded on the questionnaires for either the 1959 or the 1954
census. In 1959, however, enumerators were instructed to ob-
tain agriculture questionnaires for places not having agricultural
operations if they were engaged in beekeeping. The number of
hives of bees and the amount of honey sold were to be reported
in the "Remarks" space of the questionnaire. Data for bees
and honey are not included in this report.

Valne of Livestock on Farms. — To obtain the value of livestock
on farms, the number of each class of livestock or poultry on hand
was multiplied by the State average price for 1959, as furnished
by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Comparable data for 1954 were compiled by the
same method on the basis of average prices for that year.

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XXIII

for cattle, calves, and horses and mules. Average value per head
for other livestock sold was obtained from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. In the 1959 census, respondents were asked to
report separately the number of live animals already sold and the
number estimated to be sold between the time of enumeration and
the end of the year. This separation of reports for the number
sold and to be sold was designed to assure more complete coverage
of all livestock sales made during the year. In the 1954 census,
only totals for the entire year were obtained though reference
was made to animals to be sold between enumeration and the end
of the year.

Sales of Poultry and Poultry Products. — For both the 1959 and
the 1954 Censuses, sales of chickens were obtained for two groups :
(1) broilers and (2) other chickens. The enumeration of broiler
sales presents prob'ems arising from the varied contractual ar-
rangements under which broilers are produced. The question-
naire contained an instruction to the effect that all broilers grown
for others under contract were to be reported as sold. During
office processing operations, the data reported for inventories and
sales of chickens four months old and over, chicken eggs sold, and
broilers sold were carefully examined. Obvious inconsistencies
indicating confusion between broilers and other chickens were
corrected on the basis of estimated values and, for sample farms,
on the basis of data reported for expenditures for feed, poultry
and livestock purchases, hired labor, etc.

Questions relating to poultry other than chickens (and broilers;
were generally the same in 1959 as in 1954. In the 1959 census,
however, only total numbers were obtained for turkeys and turkey
fryers raised and for turkey hens kept for breeding whereas the
1954 questionnaire asked for a breakdown between light and heavy
breeds. Also, for poultry other than chickens and turkeys, the
1959 census obtained the number sold whereas the 1954 census
obtained the number raised.

Classification of Farms

Farms by Size. — Farms were classified by size according to the
total land area established for each farm. The same classifica-
tion was used for all States. According to definition, a farm is
essentially an operating unit, not an ownership tract All land
operated by one person or partnership represents one farm. In
the case of a landlord who has assigned land to croppers or other
tenants, the land assigned to each cropper or tenant is considered
a separate farm even though the landlord may operate the entire
landholding as one unit in respect to supervision, equipment, rota-
tion practice, purchase of supplies, or sale of products. In some
parts of the South, a special Landlord-Tenant Questionnaire was
used to assure an accurate enumeration of each unit within a
multiple-unit operation. A change was made in the size classifica-
tion for 1959, as contrasted with several preceding years, by sub-
dividing the 1,000-acre-and-over group and by combining two
previously recognized groups, viz., 10 to 28 acres and 30 to 49
acres.

Farms by Color of Operator. — Farms were classified by color of
operator into two groups, "white" and "nonwhlte." "Nonwhite"
includes primarily Negro and Indian operators but also some of
other racial origin.

Enumerators were instructed to report the race on the basis of
their own observation whenever possible rather than by asking the
respondent

For 1959, each questionnaire was coded, during the editing proc-
ess, to indicate whether it represented a farm operated by a full
owner, part owner, manager, or tenant. The sample question-
naires for tenants were given a code to indicate the kind of
tenant.

The various classifications of tenure, as used for the 1959 census,
are defined below :

a. Full Owners operate only land they own.

b. Part Owners operate land they own and also' land rented
from others.

c. Managers operate land for others and are paid a wage or
salary for their services. Persons acting merely as care-
takers or hired as laborers are not classified as managers. If
a farm operator managed land for others and also operated
land on his own account, the land operated on his own ac-
count was considered as one farm and the land managed for
others as a second farm. If, however, be managed land for
two or more employers, all the managed laud was considered
to be one farm.

(1) Cash Tenants pay cash rent, either on a per-acre basis or
for the farm as a whole.

(2) Share-Cash Tenants pay part of the rent in cash and part
in a share of the crops and/or of the livestock and livestock
products.

(3) Crop-Share Tenants pay a share of the crops but not of the
livestock or livestock products.

(4) Livestock-Share Tenants pay a share of the livestock or
livestock products. They may or may not also pay a share of
the crops.

(5) Croppers are tenants whose landlords furnished all the
work animals or tractor power. They usually work under
the close supervision of the landowners or their agents, or
other farm operators. Also, the land assigned to them is
often merely a part of a multi-unit operation. Croppers may
or may not also pay cash rent or a share of crops, livestock,
or livestock products. Data for croppers are available for
only 16 southern States and Missouri.

(6) Other Tenants are those who did not qualify for inclusion
in any of the foregoing subclassiflcatlons. They may have
had the use of land rent-free or in return for a fixed quantity
of products, payment of taxes, maintenance of buildings, etc.

(7) Unspecified Tenants are those for whom the rental arrange-
ment was not reported.

Farms by Economic Class. — The totals for farms by economic
class are estimates for all farms made on the basis of data re-
ported only for the sample farms. The economic classifications
represent groupings of farms that are similar in characteristics
and size of operation. The economic classes were established on
the basis of one or more of four factors: (1) total value of all
farm products sold, (2) number of days the farm operator worked
off the farm, (3) the age of the farm operator, and (4) the re-
lationship of Income received by the operator and members of his
household from nonfarm sources to the value of all farm products
sold. Institutional farms, Indian reservations, agricultural ex-
periment stations, and grazing associations were always classified
as "abnormal."

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UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959

Farms were grouped into two major categories, commercial
farms and other farms, mainly on the basis of total value of prod-
ucts sold. The 1959 class intervals and some of the criteria for
determination of a given class are different from those used in
1954 and in 1950. In general, for 1959, all farms with a value
of sales amounting to $2,500 or more were classified as commercial.
Farms with a value of sales of $50 to $2,499 were classified as com-
mercial if the farm operator was under 65 years of age and (1) he
did not work off the farm 100 or more days during the year and
(2) the income received by the operator and members of his
family from nonfarm sources was less than the value of all farm
products sold. The remaining farms with a value of sales of $50
to $2,499 and institutional farms and Indian reservations were
included in one of the groups of "other farms."

Commercial farmi were divided into six economic classes on
the basis of the total value of all farm products sold, as
follows :

Value of Farm
Class of Farm Products sold

I $40,000 and over

II $20,000 to $39,999

III $10,000 to $19,999

IV $5,000 to $9,999

V $2,500 to $4,999

VI* $50 to $2,499

Other farms were divided into three economic classes as

follows :

a. Class VH, Part-time. — Farms with a value of sales of farm
products of $50 to $2,499 were classified as "part-time" if
the operator was under 65 years of age and he either worked
off the farm 100 or more days or the income he and members
of his household received from nonfarm sources was greater
than the total value of farm products sold.

c. Class IX, Abnormal. — All institutional farms and Indian
reservations were classified as "abnormal," regardless of the
value of sales. Institutional farms include those operated

by hospitals, penitentiaries, schools, grazing associations,
government agencies, etc.

The types of farms, together with the products on which type
classification is based, are as follows :

Type of Farm Source of Cash Income

(Products with sales value representing
50% or more of total value of all farm
products sold)

Cash-grain Corn, sorghums, small grains, soybeans

for beans, cowpeas for peas, dry field
and seed beans and peas.

Tobacco Tobacco.

Cotton Cotton.

Other field-crop Peanuts, potatoes (Irish and sweet),

sugarcane for sugar or sirup, sweet
sorghums for sirup, broomcorn, pop-
corn, sugar beets, mint, hops, and
sugar beet seed.

Vegetable Vegetables.

Fruit-and-nut Berries, other small fruits, tree fruits,

grapes, and nuts.

Poultry Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, and

other poultry products.

Dairy Milk and cream. The criterion of 50

percent of total sales was modified in
the case of dairy farms. A farm hav-
ing value of sales of dairy products
amounting to less than 50 percent of
the total value of farm products sold
was classified as a dairy farm, If —

(a) Milk and cream sold accounted
for more than 30 percent of the total
value of products sold and —

(b) Milk cows represented 50 percent
or more of total cows and —

(c) The value of milk and cream sold
plus the value of cattle and calves
sold amounted to 50 percent or
more of the total value of all farm
products sold.

Livestock other than
dairy and poultry

Livestock Ranches.

General-

Miscellaneous.

Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, wool
and mohair except for farms in the 17
Western States, Louisiana, and
Florida that qualified as livestock
ranches.

Farms in the 17 Western States, Louisi-
ana, and Florida were classified as
livestock ranches if the sales of live-
stock, wool, and mohair represented
50 percent or more of the total value
of farm products sold and If pasture-
land or grazing land amounted to 100
or more acres and was 10 or more
times the acreage of cropland har-
vested.

Field seed crops, hay, silage. A farm
was classified as general also if it had
cash income from three or more
sources and did not meet the criteria
for any other type.

Nursery and greenhouse products, forest
products, mules, horses, colts and
ponies. Also all institutional farms
and Indian reservations.

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XXV

The type classifications were essentially the same for the 1959
as for the 1954 census except that tobacco farms and livestock
ranches were not separately classified In 1954. Tobacco was in-
cluded as one of the crops used in the classification of "other
field crop" farms in 1954. The farms classified as livestock
ranches in 1959 would have been classified as "livestock other
than dairy and poultry" in 1954 without regard to the acreage Id
pasture.

Vegetables Miscellaneous poultry products

Nursery and greenhouse prod- Milk and cream

ucts Cattle

Standing timber Calves

Miscellaneous forest products Horses, mules, colts, and ponies

Corn for grain Fence posts

Sorghums for grain, seed, sirup, Sawlogs and veneer logs

or dry forage Christmas trees

All small grains Chickens (broilers and others)

Hay crops Chicken eggs

All berries and small fruits * Hogs and pigs

Firewood and fuelwood Sheep and lambs

Pulpwood Goats and kids

1 Adjustment made for cranberries based on Cranberry Payment
Program.

Cotton Sugarcane for sugar

Popcorn Tobacco

Sugar beets for sugar Wool

Broomcorn Mohair

For all tree fruits, nuts, and grapes, the entire quantity pro-
duced was considered as sold, except for apples, apricots, sour and
sweet cherries, peaches, plums, prunes, avocados, tangerines,
oranges, and grapefruit in States where a portion of the crop
was not harvested or was subjected to excess cullage as Indicated
by data obtained from the Agricultural Marketing Service of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The data for 1959 are comparable with those for 1954 Bince
essentially tbe same procedures were used in both censuses for
estimating quantities and values of farm products sold. In 1959,
as in 1954, data for the sales of farm products represent total
sales for the entire farm, regardless of who shared the receipts.
For tenant-operated farms, the landlord's share of agricultural
products was considered as sold provided the products were
moved off the tenant farm. All crops, livestock, and poultry
raised under a contract arrangement were considered as sold
from the farm where they were raised. For Institutional farms,
all agricultural items produced on land operated by the institu-
tion and consumed by the inmates were to be reported as sold.

All sales data relate to one year's farm operations. Crop sales
are for crops harvested during the crop year, whether the crops
were actually sold Immediately after harvest or placed In storage
for later sale. Sales of livestock and livestock products relate
to the calendar year, regardless of when the livestock or prod-
ucts were raised or produced. All wool and mohair reported
as shorn or clipped was considered as sold.

Chapter A
STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

(i)

MARYLAND

State Table l.-FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data en value of land and buildinps for 1950, 1954, and 1050

re based on reports

or only a sample of farma. See textj

see text)

Census .of —

(For definitions and explanations

1959
(Oot.-NOT.)

1954
(Oot.-Nov.)

1950
(April 1)

1945
(January 1)

1940
(April 1)

' ' 1935
(January 1)

1930
(April 1)

1925

(January 1)

1920
(January 1)

25,122

32,500

36,107

41,275

42,110

44,412

43,203

49,001

47,908

"™

6,319,360

6,323,840

6,327,680

6,362,240

54.7

61.6

64.1

66.4

66.3

68.9

68.8

69.7

74.8

3,456,769

3,896,608

4,055,529

4,199,859

4,197,827

4;383,641

4,374,398

4,433,398

4,757,999

137.6

119.9

112.3

101.8

99.7

98.7

101.3

90.5

99.3

Value of land and buildings:

dollars

36,461

20,342

14,163

8,596

6,506

5,465

8,244

6,966

8,070

<W1»»

276.22

177.02

124.75

84.48

65.27

55.37

81.42

77.00

81.25

Land in farms according to use: '

21,881

27,744

31,048

38,088

36,619

42,700

41,185

1,455,921

1,571,744

1,531,421

1,745,261

1,608,856

1,677,434

1,741,615

1,777,513

J l,991,030

1 to9acres

4,527

6,477

7,640

10,363

10 to 19 acres....,

.farms reporting

2,928

3,911

4,763

5,265

20 to 29 acres

.farms reporting

2,100

2,775

3,366

3,863

»0to49 acres

.farms reporting

3,097

4,042

4,736

5,915

50 to99 acres

.farms reporting

4,715

5,840

6,301

7,939

.farms reporting

3,182

3,559

3,364

3,998

200 or more acres

.farms reporting

1,332

1,140

878

745

200 to 499 acres

.farms reporting

1,169

1,027

818

691

500 to 999 acres

.farms reporting

139

1,000 or more acres

.farms reporting

• NA

.farms reporting

9,772

13,026

17,264

13,833

24,888

23,460

23,233

»^01

«-

287,198

363,264

447,503

393,615

600,743

550,587

538,913

525,523

Cropland not harvested and not pastured. .

.farms reporting

8,195

9,600

14,008

.ere.

207,991

188,461

306,193

224,838

375,021

405,092

387,64?

450,002

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes .

.farms reporting

2,471

.ores

59,241

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) . .

.farms reporting

6,564

acre.

148,750

IIA

.farms reporting

4,714

6,462

6,537

5,060

6,810

8,132

7,467

:ia

acres

137,937

19. ,100

163,397

127,338

185,515

205,474

187,183

.farms reporting

15,641

IS 073

22,326

25,004

28,269

26,856

28,327

acre,

814,712

938,659

1,005,620

973,937

1,078,433

1,007,629

945,760

Other pasture (not cropland and

.farms reporting

9,296

12,; 38

12,135

17,548

11,508

11,354

10,311

acres

356,531

417,1-0

350,833

471,767

213,835

214,435

180,204

3,041

3,39-;

acres

113,600

109,870

Other land (house lots, roads.

.farms reporting

30,041

38,580

36,760

40,500

37,046

acres

196,479

223,210

250,5*2

263,103

272,745

278,683

367,213

farms reportinir

23,076

29,673

33,680

39,496

41,310

acre,

1,951,110

2,123,469

2,285,117

2,363,714

2,584,620

2,633,113

2,668,177

2,753,038

.farms reporting

16,967

22,517

26,058

29,047

acre,

781,666

974,534

961,733

992,720

949,937

958,822

892,910

17,915

22,412

25,290

27,283

29,360

acre,

952,649

1,132,759

1,169,017

1,101,275

1,142,236

1,263,948

1,213,103

1,132,943

1,327,221

328

235

acres

11,174

8,344

697

287

NA Not available.

1 For the Censuses of 1959 and 1954, In the Census year; for all other Censuses, In the calendar year preceding the Census.

2 Total acreage of crops for which figures are available, except that corn cut far forage wae excluded as most of this acreage was probably duplicated in the acreage of i
harvested for grain.

3 Not fully comparable for the various Census years because of differences in definition of oroplan-i used crly for ptoture. See text.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 2.-FARMS AND FARM ACREAGE ACCORDING TO USE, BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data for 1959 and 1950 are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

Census of —

All farms number

Under 10 acres number

Under 3 acres number

1 acre or less number

3 to 9 acres number

4 acres number

7 acres number

8 acres number

9 acres number

10 to 49 acres number

10 to 29 acres number

50 to 69 acres number

70 to 99 acres number

100 to 139 acres number

140 to 179 acres number

180 to 219 acres number

220 to 259 acres number

260 to 499 acres number

500 to 999 acres number

1,000 or more acres number

1,000 to 1,999 acres number

2,000 or more acres number

Land in farms acres

Average size of farm acres

Under 10 acres acres

10 to 49 acres acres

10 to 29 acres acres

30 to 49 acres acres

50 to 69 Bcres acres

70 to 99 acres acres

100 to 139 acres acres

140 to 179 acres acres

160 to 219 acres acres

220 to 259 acres acres

260 to 499 acres acres

500 to 999 acres acres

1 ,000 or more acres acres

1,000 to 1,999 acres acres

2,000 or more acres acres

Land in farms according to use: '

Cropland harvested : farms reporting

Under 10 acres farms reporting

10 to 49 acres farms reporting

10 to 29 acres farms reporting

30 to 49 acres farms reporting

50 to 69 acres farms reporting

70 to 99 acres farms reporting

100 to 139 acres farms reporting

140 to 179 acres farms reporting

180 to 219 acres farms reporting

220 to 259 acres farms reporting

260 to 499 acres farms reporting

500 to 999 acres farms reporting

1,000 or more acres farms reporting

1,000 to 1,999 acres farms reporting

2,000 or more acres farms reporting

See footnotes at end of table .

5,993

3,680
2,313

272,603
162,898
109,705

21,971

1,486,431

1,273

4,203

4,870

60,197

1,969
48,267

2,416
89,410

3,109
162,154

2,323
166,757

1,642

156,732

1,131

124,506

32,500
4,676
1,079

8,179
5,041
3,138

21,184
211,003

90,712
120,291

27,744
1,571,744
2,341
7,541
6,543

77,871
3,834

33,794
2,709

44,077

2,457

60,649

3,090

111,214

3,878
200,674

2,867
200,773

1,943

168,662

1,227

23,224
249,711
102,565
147, 146

31,308
1,558,843
2,272
7,062
7,945

88,613
4,629

37,720
3,316

50,893

3,084

71,634

3,687

126,495

4,591
229,651

3,189
213,657

1,975
165,158

1,417
132,912

10,978
6,779
4,199

29,949
279,270
118, 524
160,746

38,081:
1,745,261

4, 5_" 3
12,6«,8

9,871
122,798

5,981
51,782

3,890
71,016

3,771
102,162

4,327
lf3,110

5,373
T89,812

3,622
260,259

2,250
192,009

1,331
133,369

11,629
7,127
4,502

29,974
298,118
125,276
172,842

38,619
1,608,856

4,055
11,504
10,237
122,211

6,121
51,525

4,116
70,636

3,948

98,810

4,586

163,956

5,625
285,532

3,738
252, 882

2,313
184,789

1,335
123,138

12,600
7,709
4,891

27,516
324,698
137,089
187,609

307,713

269,050

Ssi.sio

1,777,513

18,595

171,080

246,459

49,216

MARYLAND

State Table 2.-FARMS AND FARM ACREAGE ACCORDING TO USE BY SIZE OF FARM: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959-Continued

[Data for 1959 mid 1950 are based on reports for only a samplo of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

Land in farms according lo use '-Continued

Cropland, total 1 . farms reporting . .

Under 10 acres farms reporting . .

10 to 49 acres farms reporting. .

50 to 69 acres farms reporting . .

70 to 99 acres farms reporting . .

100 to 139 acres farms reporting . .

140 to 179 acres farms reporting . .

180 to 219 acres farms reporti ng . .

220 to 259 acres farms reporting . .

260 to 499 acres farms reporting. .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting..

1 000 or more acres farms reporting . .

1,000 to 1,999 acres farms reporting. .

2,000 or more acres farms reporting . .

Land pastured, total farms reporting . .

1'nder 10 acres farms reporting..

10 to 49 acres farms reporting . .

50 to 69 acres farms reporting . .

70 to 99 acres farms reporting.

100 to 139 acres ■ farms reporting.

140 to 179 acres ; farms reporting .

180 to 219 acres farms reporting.

220 to 259 acres farms reporting .

260 to 499 acres farms reporting .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting .

1,000 or more acres farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,999 acres farms reporting .

2,000 or more acres farms reporting.

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting .

Under 10 acres farms reporting .

10 to 49 acres fa™ 5 reporting .

50 to 69 acres farms reporting .

70 to 99 acres farms reporting .

100 to 139 acres farms reporting .

140 to 179 acres farms reporting.

180 to 219 acres farms reporting .

220 to 259 acres farms reporting.

260 to 499 acres farms reporting.

500 to 999 acres farms reporting

1 000 or more acres farms reporting

1,000 to 1,999 acres farms reporting

2,000 or more acres farms reporting

Census of—

23,250

1,981,420

1,493

5,644

5,417

88,109

2,061

69,834

2,546

126,325

3,204

222,898

2,378

219,799

1,682

208,874

1,146

160,871

2,451

488,267

712

269,086

475
1,385
3,247

33,750
1,499

27,732
1,935

51,550
2,697

87,014
2,042

93,156

66,045

2,160

198,701

29,673
2,123,469
2,835
10,389
7,439
118,795
2,607
88,736

3,228
156,018

3,983
272,076

2,933
264,351

1,969
224,207

1,246
169,067

2,607

491,051

656

213,464

22,517

974,534

1,141

3,555

4,532

46,775

2,040

38,188

2,641

67,231

3,500

124,231

2,634

123,285

1,779

105,191

1,131

76,242

2,394

223,750

577

34,007
2,320,727

3,183
12,480

9,070
149,524

3,285
115,435

3,798
193,101

4,736
337,962

3,269
310,273

2,035
236,533

1,422
195,436

2,417

463,746

661

26,340
960,650
1,425
4,5»0
5,555

50,681
2,673

47,588

141,178

3,063

134,639

1,892

102,126

1,361

80,640

2,256

194,398

547

84,790

116

46,087

39,496

2,363,714

4,958

16,316

10,489

166,989

3,882

137,854

4,412
220,160

5,442
382,453

3,660
343,935

2,269
257,001

1,341
180,996

2,404
430,864

538

29,047

992,720

1,989

5,627

6,183

56,484

2,943

50,075

3,706

85,239

4,778

152,736

3,323

138,205

2,094

115,205

1,242

80,193

2,220

197,828

478

77,770

221,077

168,831

470,422

408,318

109,351

43,271

Total acreage of crops for which

— o" +°L.^ r

W fully comparable for the various Census years because of differences in definition of cropland used only for pasture. See text.

NA Not available. Vor the Censuses of 1959 and 1954, in the Census year; for all other Censuses, in the calendar year preceding the Census

except that corn cut for forage was excluded as most of this acreage was probably duplicated in the acreage of com harvested for grain.

5 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 3.-FARMS AND FARM ACREAGE, BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data for 1959 and 1954 are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explanatioi

Census of —

ALL FARM OPERATORS

All faim operators number.

Full owners number .

Part owners number .

Managers number .

All tenants number .

Proportion of tenancy percent .

Cash tenants number.

Share-cash tenants number.

Share tenants number.

Croppers number.

Other and unspecified tenants number .

All land in farms i

Full owners I

Part owners I

Managers I

All tenants I

Cash tenants I

Share-cash tenants I

Croppers I

Other and unspecified tenants i

All cropland harvested i

FuU owners

Part owners I

Managers i

All tenants I

Cash tenants I

Share-cash tenants I

Share tenants 1

Croppers I

Other and unspecified tenants i

ALL WHITE FAPM OPERATORS

White farm operators number.

Full owners number .

Part owners number.

Managers number.

All tenants number .

Proportion of tenancy percent .

Cash tenants number.

Share-cash tenants number.

Share tenants number.

Croppers m

Other and unspecified tenants ni

Land in farms

Fullownera I

Part owners

Managers I

All tenants

Cash tenants I

Share-cash tenants I

Share tenants I

Croppers i

Other and unspecified tenants i

Cropland harvested

Full owners

Part owners '

Managers '

All tenants

Cash tenants i

Share-cash tenants

Croppers

Other and unspecified tenants :

ALL NONV.HITE FARM OPERATORS

Nonwhite farm operators nt

Full owners number.

Part owners number .

Managers number.

All tenants number .

Proportion of tenancy percent .

Cash tenants number.

Share-cash tenants number .

Share tenants number .

Croppers number.

Other and unspecified tenants number.

Land in farms

Full owners

Part owners

Managers

All tenants

Cash tenants

Share-cash tenants

Share tenants

Croppers

Other and unspeci fled tenants

Cropland harvested

Full owners

Part owners

Managers

All tenants

Cash tenants

Share-cash tenants

Share tenants

Croppers

Other and unspecified tenants

25,108
16,860
.4,056

478

3,452,561
1,872,319
843,270
138,918
598,054
153,591
64,640
275,895
53,020
50,908
1,486,431
671,235
448,667
49,169
317,360
82,220
39,793
151,579
20,222
23,546

438
3,364,716
1,832,599
828,720
137,623
565,774
151,841
63,760
261,195
39,095
49,883
1,457,440
660,252
441,417
48,916
306,855
81,705
38,973
U6.969
15,832
23,376

40
87,845
39,720
14,550

1,295
32,280

1,750

880

14,700*

13,925

1,025
28,991
10,983

7,250

32,483
22,505
4,344

652

3,916,552
2,251,151
793,526
160,745
711,130
124,083
30,785
411,836
85,594
58,832
1,603,305
783,603
408,077
59,532
352,093
63,468
19,460
210,068
32,357
26,740

29,586
20,945
3,969

572
3,784,262
2,192,916
774,031
160,195
657,120
120,978
30,735
382,491
66,474
56,442
1,561,132
769,523
397,482
59,012
335,115
63,193
19,430
201,378
25,064
26,050

132,290
58,235
19,495

29,345
19,120
2,390
42,173
14,080
10,595

36,107
25,671
3,387

3,1B1

1,107

1,226

4,055,529

2,428,596

563,303

167,162

896,468

123,141

38,448

514,8

89,236
130,838
1,531,421
815,347
260,447
59,923
395,704
55,628
21,388
236,911
34,504
47,273

32,504
23,860
3,020

2,595

560

1,007

3,864,980

2,362,365

541,955

162,754

797,906

121,184

37,765

459,684

62,887

116,386

1,478,545
799,151
252,879
58,457
368,058
54,916
21,209
222,688
25,356
43,889

547
219

190,549
66,231
21,348
4,408
98,562
1,957
683
55,121
26,349
14,452
52,876
16,196
7,568
1,466
27,646
712
179
14,223
9,148
3,384

41,275

28,386

2,564

832

9,493

23.0

1,747

4,390

1,467

1,836

4,199,859

2,368,369

376,478

277,768

1,177,244

143,887

8,898

658,651

153,931

211,877

1,745,261

927,213

189,464

112,547

516,037

59,714

4,355

307,113

53,463

91,392

37, 057
26,221
2,300
791
7,745
20.9
1,580

1,581

3,947,106

2,293,941

362,442

269,288

1,021,435

136,760

8,777

578,278

108,752

188,868

1,668,010

904,967

183,347

108,982

470,714

57,425

4,297

284,175

40,962

83,855

252,753
74,428
14,036

121
80,373
45,179
23,009
77,251
22,246

6,117

3,565
45,323

2,289

22,938

12,501

7,537

42,110

28,737

1,721

658

10,994

26.1

2,216

5,568

1,644

1,502

4,197,827

2,412,455

228,956

207,360

1,349,056

158,576

10,422

842,848

171,478

165,732

1,608,856

892,043

103,843

81,999

530,971

50,963

3,812

353,684

62,477

60,035

38,059
26,678
1,309
• 636
.'9,236
24.3
2,041

1,310

3,961,630

2,340,015

218,636

201,978

1,201,001

152,585

10,073

747,142

139,099

152,102

1,544,790

872,692

100,081

80,285

491,732

49,516

3,641

330,885

51,327

56,363

192

236,197
72,440
10,320

5,382
148,055

5,991
• 349
95,706
32,379
13,630
64,066
19,351

3,762

1,714
39,239

1,447

171

22,799

11,150

3,672

44,412
29,398
2,077

4,383,641

2,439,702

197,554

230,328

1,466,057

162,486

1,677,434
930,520
90,826
86,728
569,360
MA
MA

39,518
27,033
1,722

4,088,415

2,410,617

184,103

222,194

1,271,501

115,488
MA

1,598,984
910,368
85,765
82,880
519,971
NA
MA

295,226

79,085

13,451

8,134

194,556

46,998

78,450
20,152
5,061
3,848
49,389
NA
NA

43,203
28,333
2,490
939
11,441
26.5
1,842

4,374,398

2,393,647

246,649

228,397

1,505,705

152,719

1,741,615
916,987
110,886
87,666
626,076
47,577
NA
NA

37,936
25,971
1,911
819
9,235
24.3
1,629

4,028,829

2,306,054

226,307

206,519

1,289,949

143,857

1,637,541
891,653
101,947
78,807
565,134
45,468
NA
NA

345,569

87,593

20,342

21,878

215,756

8,862

46,990

104,074
25,334
8,939
8,859
60,942
2,109
NA
NA

49,001
33,771
1,367

4,433,398

2,563,394

110,768

182,368

1,576,868

121,370

147,371

.1,777,513
964,942
47,289
74,527
690,755
39,216
NA
NA

10,417
24.6
1,608

4,077,013

2,457,900

96,135

166,239

1,356,739

111,271

102,950

1,669,394
933,807
41,223
68,574
625,790
36,432
NA
NA

356,385

105,494

14,633

16,129

220,129

10,099

44,421

108,119
31,135
6,066
5,953
64,965
2,784
NA
NA

. cut for forage '

most of this acreage was probably duplicated in the

MARYLAND

State Table 4.-FARM OPERATORS BY COLOR, AGE, RESIDENCE, AND OFF-FARM WORK; AND EQUIPMENT AND
FACILITIES ON FARMS: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Dntn in italics nrp based on reports for only a sample of farms. See textj

l'MlMOrH!\Kll(>

37,057
4,218

39,518
4,894

42,280
6,721

Under 25 years operators reporting .

25 to .14 years operators reporting .

35 to 14 years operators reporting.

45 to 54 years operators reporting .

55 to 64 years operators reporting.

65 or more years operators reporting.

Average age years.

Operators not reporting age number.

By residence:

Residing on farm operated operators reporting .

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting.

Operators not reporting residence number.

By off-farm work:

Working off their farms, total operaiors reporting.

1 to 40 days operators reporting.

50 to 90 days operators reporting .

100 or more days operators reporting.

100 to 199 days operators reporting.

200 or more days operators reporting.

2, H3
B.5S1
6, 763
6,3111

21,676
1,479
1,967

16, 391

t.rst

1,464

11, ins

i.isx

7,716
8,78!
7,6(11
6, CCS
6C.3
1,86!

917
4,831
8,796
10,661
8,797
7,001
50.2
272

9,916
1,930
7,986

4,625
7,934
10,364
8,693

37,806
1,926
2,378

12,291
2,132
1,486
8,673
2,632
6,041

12,071
2,722
2,006
7,343
3,199
4,144

819
5,333
9,828
10,754
8,928
5,974
HA
1,567

7,854
3,258
4,596

By other income:

With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting .

Grain combines farms reporting .

Com pickers farms reporting

Pick-up balers farms reporting .

nimbi
Field forage harvesters farms reportin

Tractors farms reporting.

.farms reporting,
.farm's reporting,
.farms reporting,
.farms reporting,
.farms reporting.

.farms reporting.

number .
.farms reporting.

number.

6,661
6, 93 1
6, 483
6, 717

!l>, 8S3
i!,9i!
19, 917
37, 191

9,769

6, f!5,j
-', 57"

6, 663
6,004
6,116
{,873
i,916
1,639
1,696
16, 3(3
!!, !76

S3, 3!7

15,968

18,789

1 15,968

18,641

Automobiles farms reporting .

number .

Automobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting.

Telephone farms reporting.

Home freezer farms reporting.

Milking machine farms reporting.

Electric milk cooler farms reporting .

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops). ..farms reporting.
Power-operated elevator, conveyor,
or blower farms reporting .

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface

Gravel, shell, or shale

Dirt or unimproved

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road .

1 or more miles to a hard surface road. . .
1 mile

? T.ile

4 mile:

* reporting.

* reporting .
? reporting .
e; reporting.
= reporting.

£6, 8(16
36,476
!6, 8(16
19, 467
7, 09!

!(l, 66!
4,804
8,873

31,953
41,485
31,953
17,137

18,142
3,949
17,900

'12, 113
*5,361
23,977

3 10,034
5 4,254
32,903

NA Not available.

figures for 1945 are for all tractors.

Concrete, brick, asphalt, and macadam.
3 Concrei,e or brick and macadam. Asphalt

Includes sand-clay.
5 Gravel.
6 Distance to all-weather road. See text.

not included.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 5.-SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES AND FARM LABOR: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

3 based on reports for only n sample of farms. See t

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting

dollars

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting

dollars

Machine hire farms reporting

dollars
Farms classified by amount of expenditure-
Si to $199 farms reporting

$200 to$499 farms reporting

$500 to $999 farms reporting

$1,000 to 52,499 farms reporting

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting

$5,000 to $9,999 - farms reporting

$10,000 or more farms reporting

Hired labor' farms reporting

dollars
Farms classified by amount of expenditure-
Si to S199 farms reporting

$200toS499 farms reporting

5500 to $999 farms reporting

$1,000 to $2,499 farms reporting

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting

$10,000 to $19,999 farms reporting

$20,000 or more farms reporting

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil

for the farm business farms reporting

dollars

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting

dollars
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials farms reporting

dollars
Lime and liming materials farms reporting

FARM LABOR

Farm workers for specified week: 8

Family and/or hired workers farms reporting

persons

Average per farm reporting persons

Family workers, including operators farms reporting

persons

Operators working 1 or more hours persons

Unpaid members of operator's family

working 15 or more hours farms reporting

persons

Hired workers farms reporting

persons

Workers hired by month farms reporting

persons

Workers hired by week farms reporting

persons

Workers hired by day farms reporting

persons

Workers hired by hour farms reporting

persons

Workers hired on piece-work basis . . farms reporting
persons

No report as to basis of payment, . . . farms reporting
persons

Regular hired workers (employed

150 or more days) farms reporting.

persons .
Farms reporting by number of regular

hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting .

2 hired workers farms reporting .

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting .

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting .

Seasonal hired workera farms reporting .

Farms by kind of workers during specified week:

No workers reported

Family workers only

Operator only

Operator and members of his family

Members of operator's family only

Family workers and hired workers

Operator and hired workers

Operator, members of his family, and hired
workers

Members of operator's family and hired workers.

Hired workers Dnly

Regular farm workers only

Seasonal farm workers only

19, 535

6s, one, 67i
is, ere

S4, me, 741

IS, SOI,
3, SSS, 031

6,006
3.SS9
1,311,

6,570
13, 8SI
S,069
3,631
1,60!
i,!77
1,089
1,696

3,067
IS, VI
9,518

H, 1,39
S64, 630

is, 849, 050

9,097

S8, 715
50, 580, 37S

SS, 813
17, 095, 1,31

IS, 759
3, 790, 131

3.66S
2,767
4,050

', 976, 657

S3, 571

, 060, 485

IS, 731
18, 594
10, 016
SI, S51
3,14!
6, 1,66
3,059
6.55S
S.64S

6, US
SO, 9S4
11, 410
7.9S9
1.5S5

34,664

42,842,747

S3, 166

10,1S1,311

9,688
4,638
4,337
4,867

33,761
51,761
31,791

13,798
19,970
7,778
13,060
HA
NA

6,490
27,007
15,725
9,559
1,723

29, 577

151,328

3,904,717

11,780
113,782
823,815

MA
13,313
26,173
8,243
13,024
'6,568
'11,743

(')

6 524

6 1,406

( 6 )

(«)

NA Not available. 1 For Censuses of 1959 and 1954, expenditures during Census year; for earlier Censuses, expenditures during the preceding year. Cash payments for farm
labor; housework not included. For 1959, 1954, 1950, 1945, and 1940, the data do not include expenditures for contract construction work, machine hire, and labor included in cost
of machine hire. For 1920, the value of board furnished was included. 3 Census of 1959, week preceding the enumeration; Census of 1954, week of October 24-30. Census of 1950,
week preceding enumeration; Censuses of 1945 and 1935, first week of January; Census of 1940, last week of March. *See text for differences in definition of farm workers.
'Separate data not available by day or week. 6 Separate data not available for workers hired by the hour or piece-work basis. Questionnaire called for other hired labor
including piecework and contract labor.

MARYLAND 9

State Table 6.-LIVEST0CK AND POULTRY ON FARMS, NUMBER AND VALUE: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data for number of livpsto

k not fully comparable for (lie several Connysos. Hoe text}

see text)

Census of —

(For definitions and explanations

1959
(Oct. -Nov.)

1954
(Oct. -Nov.)

1950
(April 1)

1945
(January 1)

1940
(April 1)

1935
(January 1)

1930
(April 1)

1925
(January 1)

1920
(January 1)

Total value of specified classes of
livestock and poultry

dollars...

88,980,601

63,205,943

71,892,868

53,648,952

31,448,658

25,439,613

43,295,655

32,451,667

47,758,447

. .farms reporting . . .

15,579

21,611

24,298

28,376'

29,053

33,241

31,740

38,619

number...

475,995

510,878

430,542

390,305

298,439

307,432

318,779

272,509

283,377

value, dollars . . .

79,598,046

51,519,683

59,639,355

36,638,898

15,759,277

9,770,068

22,143,823

13,474,770

20,363,801

Cows, including heifers that have calved.

. .farms reporting . . .

13,663

19,605

22,996

26,589

27,477

32,454

number

246,445

271,482

233,377

241,147

192,916

197,792

168,632

191,741

172,368

value, dollars...

54,710,790

35,835,624

44,751,865

28,977,591

12,281,903

7,713,888

15,823,812

10,885,764

14,200,968

Milk cows

. .farms reporting

11,093

17,152

21,415

27,154

29,943

33,272

35,113

number...

198,069

219,208

204,124

184,703

164,434

172,581

161,972

value, dollars.. .

46,546,215

11,859,632

15,523,785

10,098,390

13,499,901

Heifers and heirer calves

farms reporting

12,060

15,823

153,725

NA
NA

number...

147,708

value, dollars...

15,066,216

8,916,050

Steers and bulls, including steer

. .farms reporting. . .

10,876

13,949

number . . .

81,842

85,671

value, dollars.. .

9,821,040

6,768,009

5,762

10,465

19,822

30,404

33,910

35,515

41,2457

number...

15,259

22,883

48,494

84,124

104,697

108,889

123,150

147,444

173,962

value, dollars...

1,449,605

1,304,331

3,505,760

7,856,006

11,518,445

11,616,297

13,073,441

11, 404,252

17,974,175

Horses and colts, including ponies

farms reporting. . .

16,902

23,097

25,395

28,505

41,973

number...

40,069

66,322

79,539

79,933

94,099

116,711

141,341

value, dollars

2,830,299

5,790,546

8,435,845

8,110,215

9,512,011

8,642,188

13,835,411

4,873

8,569

11,126

12,445

12,589

number. . .

8,425

17,802

25,158

28,956

29,051

30,733

32,621

value, dollars. . .

675,461

2,065,460

3,082,600

3,506,082

3,561,430

2,762,064

4,138,764

11,468

16,193

19,717

21,647

23,030

23,053

24,344

24,712

35,926

number...

216, 595

230,756

244,659

252,640

158,546

159,087

205,361

187,656

306,452

value, dollars . . .

4,759,259

6,543,308

4,083,877

3,647,387

1,439,862

970,431

2,515,360

1,966,277

4,169,974

6,758

8,547

10,421

7,762

number...

128,253

128,927

115,564

73,362

value, dollars .. .

1,667,289

2,062,832

1,220,376

9,541

13,729

16,349

23,030

number...

88,342

101,829

129,095

158,546

131,999

value, dollars. . .

3,091,970

4,480,476

2,863,501

1,439,862

1,367

1,695

1,508

1,911

2,632

3,799

4,332

3,636

4,739

number...

38,014

45,193

49,734

48,296

56,410

93,518

194,152

91,878

103,027

value, dollars . . .

626,773

626,183

879,532

460,448

365,794

434,859

1,848,574

908,842

1,262,798

850

1,131

1,247

1,922

number...

8,509

10,037

20,705

87,042

17,159

13,031

value, dollars . . .

144,653

150,555

347,149

123,730

1,304

1,612

1,460

2,632

number . . .

29,505

35,156

29,029

56,410

107,110

74,719

89,996

value, dollars. . .

482,120

475,628

532,383

365,794

1,234,143

1,139,068

Ewes

1,269

1,552

1,430

1,734

2,362

3,637

4,579

number. . .

27,497

32,831

26,540

36,864

48,313

78,720

100,597

71,589

85,480

value, dollars. . .

439,952

426,803

489,019

329,308

318,041

354,240

1,167,946

1,075,642

1,037

1,200

972

number...

2,008

2,325

2,489

8,097

6,513

3,130

4,516

value, dollars . . .

42,168

48,825

43,364

47, 753

66,197

63,426

14,073

22,473

28,226

34,046

34,847

39,416

39,648

44,788

45,564

number...

2,093,034

2,706,466

2,949,966

3,793,011

3,139,761

3,589,071

3,777,072

4,198,305

3,436,376

value, dollars . .

2,511,641

3,112,436

3,573,245

5,046,213

2,246,105

2,440,568

3,714,457

4,697,526

3,724,798

184

513

1,577

6,110

9,858

11,257

number. .

6,414

22,476

40,619

51,602

74,068

55,323

value, dollars . .

35,277

100,002

211,099

119,175

207,390

262,901

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 7.-LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTS SOLD: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

[Data for 1959 for livestock sold alive and dairy products sold are based on reports Tor only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

Value of sales of livestock and/or livestock products
including poultry and poultry products dollars.

Any livestock sold alive (cattle, horses

and mules, hogs, and sheep) farms reporting .

value of sales, dollars .
Livestock products other than poultry

and poultry products value of sales, dollars .

Poultry and poultry products farms reporting.

value of sales, dollars .

LIVESTOCK SOLD ALIVE
Cattle and/or calves sold alive farms reporting.

number.

dollars.
Cattle, not counting calves farms reporting .

number.

dollars .
Calves farms reporting .

number.

dollars.

Horses and/or mules sold alive farms reporting .

number .

dollars .
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting . .

number. ,

dollars. .
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting. .

number. .

dollars . .

SHEEP SHORN ANDM10L

Sheep and/or lambs shorn farms reporting . .

number shorn . .

pounds of vvoi ' . .

value, dollars..

Lambs shorn farms reporting . .

pounds of wool . .

Other sheep shorn farms reporting . .

number shorn . .
pounds of wool . .

LITTERS F »RP.0«ED
Litters farrowed, December 1, previous year

to November 30, Census year farms reporting . .

number of litters . .

June 2 to November 30 farms reporting . .

number of litters. .

December 1 to June 1 farms reporting ■ ■

number of litters..

POULTRY AXD POULTRY PRODUCTS SOLD

Chickens sold farms reporting. .

number. .
dollars..

Broilers sold farms reporting. .

number.,
dollars . .

Other chickens sold farms reporting . .

number. .

dollars..

Chicken eggs sold farms reporting. .

dollars . .

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and miscellaneous
poultry and their eggs sold farms reporting . .

Turkeys raised farms reporting . .

number. .
Ducks sold farms reporting . .

Geese sold farms reporting . .

Guineas sold farms reporting. .

number. .

DAIRY PRODUCTS

Any whole milk or cream sold farms reporting . .

dollars . .

Average sales per farm reporting dollars . .

Milk sold as whole milk farms reporting . .

dollars..

Cream sold farms reporting . .

pounds of bullcrfal . .
dollars . .

NA Not available.
1 A11 dairy products sold.
2 Published values for 1945 and 1940 i
products sold.
3 Butter sold.

Census of —

13,586

237,449

27,018,583

9,620

103,300

21,893,046

10,321

134, 149

5,125,537

637

1,758

1,352,602

6,697

222,446

7,118,272

1,101

30,448

426,272

1,248
30,546
210,229
94,605

4,227

1,224

29,662

206,002

5,309
35,677

4,519
17,938

6,617

81,906,363

48,465,592

1,652

80,823,000

47,685,570

5,055

1,083,363

780,022

7,055

18,205,423

6,736,010

6,990

63,625,107

9,102

6,195

1,412,748,859

63,423,781

16,116

244,012

17,696,536

10,829

104,891

14,742,890

13,537

139,121

2,953,646

667

1,476

953,281

7,946

217,820

7,110,035

1,301

30,095

470,570

1,468
36,549
245,171
125,036

7,047
41,402

5,244
19,096

5,550
22,306

8,511

47,469,524

31,919,271

1,658

46,094,361

30,637,106

7,053

1,375,163

1,282,165

11,367

17,773,443

7,402,496

2,430

3,508,830

2,019

702,579

6,246

7,652

1,247,259,800

55,435,781

1,284

788,732

382,219

18,110

178,275

15,833,881

10,069

69,586

12,447,732

15,639

108,689

3,386,1/49

1,866

4,058

836,858

11,573

232,085

6,444,475

1,196

21,629

403,843

1,291
27,308
173,392
73,424

13,434
39,672,298
34,312,740

16,626
18,828,187
8,940,944

3,533

2,282,075

2,717

341,774

1 11,722
1 47,218,262

8,821

970,262,032

46,553,246

2,050

927,480

490,713

19,719

170,259

10,431,020

11,045

234,640

4,908,117

1,368

29,177

288,839

10,245
844,628,678
2 31,657,642

2,040
908,662
2 405,992

16,267

128,803

3,615,702

8,369

45,126

2,545,437

13,485

83,677

1,070,265

8,848

156,405

2,032,819

1,905

36,071

236,000

2,321
49,857
320,750
83,721

19,120
8,449,787
4,952,348

1 15,306,093

x 959

10,691

664,656,796

2 14,860,366

2,126

1,070,515

2 214,972

3 4,169

2 230,755

3,538
82,383
505,445
131,416

3,813
88,577
556,255
201,908

27,655
3,563,273
3,773,843

33,255
22,401,915
7,509,975

1 21,047
l 18,715,877

12,452
559,688,963
17,088,913

3 8,796
3 952,303

70,627
429,914
169,488

the basis of average prices. For this table, these values have been adjusted to equal the enumerated value of all dairy

MARYLAND

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED, AND SALES OF CROPS: ' CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959

Census of —

an.uons, see text)

(For definitions and exp

1959

1954

1950

1945

1940

1935

1930

1925

1920

(Oct. -Nov.)

(Oct. -Nov. )

(April 1)

{January 1)

(April 1)

(January 1)

(April 1)

(January 1)

25 122

32 500

36,107
31,048

41,275
38,088

42,110
38,619

44,412
42,700

43,203

41,185

49,001

47,908
NA

21,881

27,744

1,455,921

1,571,744

1,531,421

1,745,261

1,608,856

1,677,434

1,741,615

1,777,513

2 1,991,030

Total value of crops harvested,

Including horticultural specialties

and forest products

dollars. . .

116,158,933

120,345,447

97,869,679

106,383,822

45,548,712

Total value of crops eold,

lnc luding

horticultural specialties

75,082,988

70,068,064

55,471,636

52,018,482

24,989,771

37,704,547

Com:

Corn for all purposes . .

. .farms reporting . . .

16,890

22,243

25,370

30,284

32,116

35,544

35,245

38,470

acres . . .

461,666

498,252

440,888

501,382

488,655

480,601

498,888

515,538

value, dollars. . .

31,323,674

32,947,204

25,125,391

22,479,832

10,918,735

Harvested for grain.

..farms reporting...

16,057

21,278

24,687

29,730

31,737

35,066

34,629

37,028

42,389

398,318

427,038

393,358

451,303

456,501

451,207

463,293

480,801

619,265

bushels. . .

21,580,372

18,070,605

16,761,266

15,904,495

15,449,757

13,104,956

14,543,218

13, 345,718

21,083,076

. . farms reporting . . .

8,303

8,681

3 7,720

13,061

bushels. . .

11,978,419

7,986,393

4,852,546

5,067,706

dollars. . .

14,134,537

12,378,912

'5,592,445

7,854,944

..farms reporting...

4,838

5,390

4,228

3,258

2,774

2,022

60,019

65,082

41,017

28, 118

25,979

18,311

tons, green weight...

663,426

606,860

385,575

272,740

216,019

127,752

Hogged or grazed, or

cut for

green or dry fodder

..farms reporting...

414

651

864

616

'14,132

acres...

3,329

6,132

6,513

4,036

9,616

16,426

'219,684

Sorghums:

Sorghums for all

..farms reporting...

'276

103

1,424

669

'2,537

489

197

118

193

2,167

value, dollars...

112,091

32,207

500

'107,965

8,585

3,593

2,103

27,426

Harvested for grain

. . farms reporting . . .

223

233

bushels. . .

8,312

7,768

500

455

461

339

108

129

138

..farms reporting...

bushels. . .

3,884

dollars. ..

4,390

5,049

350

Cut for silage

..farms reporting —

1,161

435

tons, green weight...

13,690

2,929

767

Hogged or grazed, or

cut for

dry forage or hay. . .

. . farms reporting . . .

acres. . .

380

2,086

tons cut. . .

672

1,950

..farms reporting...

dollars . . .

Harvested for sirup. .

..farms reporting...

143

gallons . . .

398

2,705

..farms reporting...

dollars . . .

Small grains harvested:

. . farms reporting . . .

7,846

10,100

13,086

16,591

20,018

150,287

185,932

305,884

359,495

348,547

408,063

506,499

484,659

664,295

bushels . . .

3,708,867

4,715,287

5,719,200

8,348,063

6,581,115

7,620,290

9,095,169

7,664,394

9,620,526

value, dollars...

6,193,808

10,279,326

10,461,486

12,985,223

5,152,785

7,086,997

10,757,043

10,761,689

21,357,568

6,602

9,853
4,249,656

NA
NA

bushels —

3,258,306

3,922^344

dollars . . .

5,441,373

8,550,712

Oats

farms reporting

5,081

7,076
72,214

4 581

4 651

4 319

5,312

34,276

6,593

41,734

6,719
40,135

8,486
48,891

acres...

52,728

37,750

36,513

30 ) 037

bushels. . .

2,147,604

2,916,686

1,224,576

1,146,052

827,623

1,085,716

1,164,583

1,173,397

1,082,994

value, dollars...

1,589,227

2,333,349

930,372

1,025,315

364,861

586,287

650,922

752,682

1,028,845

..farms reporting...

621

1,059

382

1,066

bushels. . .

194,911

327,017

77,045

101,639

dollars —

144,235

261,613

96,557

Barley

..farms reporting...

5,054

6,580

6,452

6,273

6,085

4,654

1,596

1,755

1,099

acres. . .

73,223

83,847

77,901

67,412

59,745

36,869

9,832

10,783

3,888

bushels. . .

2,671,911

3,180,346

2,621,898

2,075,524

1,835,675

992,129

286,208

288,522

111,221

value, dollars. . .

2,538,315

3,116,739

2,241,068

2,556,062

905,697

585,356

244,453

259,671

144,589

1,445

NA
NA

170
10,140

bushels . . .

893,398

633^377

449)358

dollars .. .

848,727

620,708

13,182

farms Dortine

1 835

1 774

1 353

2 585

2 116

3 435

2 463

2,471
14,610

4,178
21,196

acres...

17,213

17ll82

11^091

22)066

16,045

22)649

18,409

bushels . . .

333,138

320,643

163,119

364,916

235,746

299,454

232,727

183,575

230,596

value , dollars . . .

419,754

480,964

229,861

520,609

157,962

230,580

249,701

218,597

380,486

. .farms reporting . . .

854

844

522

bushels. ..

194,179

176,362

65,570

dollars. . .

244,668

264,542

. .farms reporting . . .

138

364

558

1,012

1,333

1,617

2,168

768

1,621

2,447

4,166

6,448

6,948

8,736

bushels. . .

17,581

45,032

51,235

79,142

118,817

118,625

168,639

value, dollars...

22,855

44,131

59,945

49,365

109,299

131,135

252,963

. .farms reporting. . .

bushels. . .

7,793

20,089

7,503

dollars . . .

10,132

19,688

Other grains

..farms reporting...

108

334

328

282

1,314

1,790

855

870

bushels. . .

9,847

10,880

5,746

31,696

40,317

25,775

19,791

1,662

value, dollars. . .

10,832

13,056

7,228

38,037

24,671

19,331

17,809

2,420

. .farms reporting . . .

bushels. . .

2,579

1,384

2,806

dollars . . .

2,837

1,661

See footnotes at end of table.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED, AND SALES OF CROPS: 1 CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959 -Continued

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

Census of —

1959
(Oct. -Nov.)

1954
(Oct. -Nov.)

1950
(April 1)

1945
(January 1)

1940
(April 1)

1935
(January 1)

1930
(April 1)

1925
(January 1)

1920
(January 1)

Annual legumes:

Soybeans grown for all

5,389

193,958

-6,355

156,503

5,493
77,737

8,749
86,269

7,098
60,149

4,684
30,513

3,920
26,471

NA
NA

Harvested for beans. .. .farms reporting...

bushels. . .
value, dollars ■ . .

4,417

183,393

4,439,382

9,100,733

4,521

137,445

2,489,419

6,596,960

3,013

55,971

928,440

1,726,126

2,026
29,689

385,801
819,729

1,282

13,087
179,789
175,801

786

85,481

91,465

54,363

121,527

NA
NA
NA

272
1,124
11,572
61,332

8,834,372

531

3,046

5,118

122,832

6,069,204

1,729
11,410
15,935
581,628

2,474
13,841
20,738
435,498

6,681

48,713

62,744

1,451,562

6,055

38,349
56,391
696,832

5,524
31,623
40,569
543,625

4,365
25,495
34,601
543,236

26,751

value , dollars . . .

3,042
15,114
19,162
498,212

9,828

462

5,695

159,460

40,713

411

5,196

239,016

248
2,141
58,314

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

Hogged or grazed, or cut

value, dollars...

NA
NA
NA

Plowed under for green

232
1,824

265
2,452

686
5,784

NA
NA

Hay crops (see text):

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating. -farms reporting...

.408,493

4,571
104,464

447,405

4,982

83,440

'413,956

4,960
63,005

'409,182

4,926
48,386

'365,619

4,537
37,105

'368,848

4,467
34,166

'349,037

3,190
21,262

'396,096

2,897
18,748

370,086

2,062
11,909

value , dollars . . .

287,373
8,190,131

154,964
6,740,934

140,484
3,811,645

95,024
2,944,813

78,660
1,249,294

72,435
1,072,038

41,305
798,752

25,142
854,828

Sales farms reporting

461

280

tons...

17,949

6,889

dollars . . .

511,551

299,673

Clover, timothy, and mixtures
of clover and grasses

9,376
203,244

12,133
238,661

15,258
270,600

17,851
298,012

18,573
270,767

22,098
308,238

304,719

NA
338,743

329,705

value , dollars . . .

327,940
7,378,650

299,316
10,925,034

384,710
8,611,119

329,997
8,697,407

326,486
4,033,432

392,481
4,984,509

374,901
5,259,321

NA
NA

370,513
10,279,794

1,094

855

tons...

24,110

15,788

dollars —

542,482

576,262

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting...

3,016
41,544

4,092

57,725

4,731
53,560

3,625

39,142

2,383

21,155

NA
NA

value , dollars . . .

60,555
1,574,430

64,206
2,311,416

66,350
1,459,700

37,011
896,930

21,234
287,938

NA
NA

210

208

tons...

2,764

2,327

dollars . . .

71,864

83,772

Oats, wheat, harley, rye, or other small
grains cut for hay farms reporting. . .

615
5,722

1,282

10,689

NA
'6,573

NA
'10,297

NA
'9,696

'7,482

NA
'7,688

NA
'10,915

1,764
6,357

value, dollars —

8,224
180,928

13,751
440,032

4,809
'158,337

3,355

'247,468

7,719
'105,185

3,815

51,502

4,809
67,326

NA
NA

7,746
178,158

tons...

134

348

dollars . . .

2,948

11,136

1,579
25,857

2,067
32,821

1,568

18,711

NA
13,345

NA
25,775

NA
18,962

NA
15,368

NA
27,690

NA
22,115

value, dollars...

34,460
723,660

36,541
840,443

23,702
474,040

13,184
260,922

29,209
297,364

18,718
230,285

19,324

255,695

NA
NA

22,331

467,474

101

132

tons...

1,748

2,193

dollars . . .

36,708

50,439

Grass silage made from grasses,
alfalfa, clover, or

1,426
27,662

1,123
24,069

317
5,441

NA
NA

1O55
10 1,121

NA
NA

tons, green weight...
value , dollars . . .

167, 528
1,172,696

126,132
882,924

28,428
210,271

NA
NA

10 4,845
10 24,225

NA
NA

See footnotes at end of table.

MARYLAND

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED, AND SALES OF CROPS: 1 CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959 -Continued

Field seed crops harvested:

Alfalfa seed farms reporting.

value, dollars.
Sales dollars .

value , dollars . .

Sales dollars . .

Red clover seed farms reporting..

bushels. .
value, dollars..

Sales dollars . .

White clover seed farms reporting..

value, dollars..

Sales dollars . .

Fesoue seed farms reporting. .

value, dollars..

Sales dollars. .

Lespedeza seed farms reporting..

pounds. .
value , dollars . .

Sales dollars . .

Orchardgrass seed farms reporting..

value, dollars..

Sales dollars . .

Ryegrass seed farms reporting..

value, dollars..

Sales dollars . .

Timothy seed farms reporting. .

value , dollars . .

Sales dollars. .

Wheatgrass seed farms reporting. .

pounds. .
value , dollars . .

Sales dollars . .

Other field seed crops acres..

value, dollars..
Sales dollars. .

Other field crops harvested:

Irish potatoes for home use
or for sale farms reporting. .

bushels.,
value, dollars..

Sales dollars . .

Popcorn farms reporting. .

pounds (ear corn) . .
value, dollars..

Sales dollars. .

Root and grain crops hogged or
grazed, other than corn,
sorghums, and soybesns. .farms reporting..

value , dollars . .
Sweetpotatoes farms reporting. .

bushels..

value, dollars. .

SaleB dollars..

Tobacco farms reporting. .

value, dollars..

Sales dollars..

Wormseed oil farms reporting. .

pounds of oil. .
value, dollars..

Sales dollars..

Other field crops acres . .

value, dollars..

SaleB dollars. .

Value of specified crops harvested,
except fruits, nuts, horticultural

specialties, and vegetables dollars..

Value of crops sold, except fruits,
nuts, horticultural specialties,
and vegetables dollars . .

See footnotes at end of table.

10,366

9,813

186,447

111,868

48,917
5,870
5,381

4,091

3,770

819,473

1,081,704

778,503

508

868,814

20,355

185

3,330

1,461

3,988

961,823

1,779,373

1,490,828

4,384

39,608

32,567,804

17,912,292

205

12,357

38,905

6,801

4,851

128,066

64,034

42,198
7,596
5,316

10,207

4,580

747,206

1,203,002

873,268

1,538

2,316,118

92,645

78,749

3,696
4,603
4,244

5,585

47,645

38,297,862

15,319,145

180

981

56,808

198,828

1,404
17,089
10,703
338,213

13,260

17,627

13,928

3,071,489

3,682,302

2,770,746

245,719

662,814

166,241

184,290

570,020

290

135

339

30,176

27,210

54,236

6,940

6,530

8,135

6,710

4,571

12,938

9,259

1,338,394

2,036,224

4,272

5,999

873,082

1,623,368

5,741

46,885

35,532,656

17,233,339

8,402

6,780

163,248

17,279

16,131

1,330,773

2,387,941

5,670

<.3,781

31,721,528

17,439,583

"2,997
"36,826
u 33,684
'258,394

3,340
608,473
30,965

19,187

19,406

1,930,081

1,762,411

5,543

7,363

1,266,596

837,721

5,284

39,911

28,209,323

5,352,969

27,379

33,547

3,404,271

1,838,306

7,266

7,379

949,981

750,485

5,636

36,381

24,798,728

4,711,758

w l,996
12 22,035
12 30,223
2 355,337

29,755

29,958

3,366,152

4,611,931

8,148

8,984

1,629,673

1,599,256

5,477

32,864

21,624,127

5,846,647

25,963

36,501

3,408,106

2,876.980

5,949

6,683

941,314

1,317,839

5,773

31,700

22,473,735

6,236,889

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED, AND SALES OF CROPS: 1 CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959 -Continued

Census of —

Vegetables for home use and for sale

(other than Irish and sweet potatoes):

Vegetables harvested for

home use 1 5 farms reporting

value, dollars
Vegetables harvested for
sale 16 farms reporting

Sales dollars

Asparagus farms reporting

Beans, green lima farms reporting

Beans, snap (bush and
pole types) farms reporting

Beets (table) farms reporting

Broccoli farms reporting

Cabbage farms reporting

Cantaloups and
muskmelons farms reporting

Carrots farms reporting

Cauliflower farms reporting

Collards farms reporting

Corn, sweet farms reporting

Cucumbers and pickles. farms reporting

Kale farms reporting

Lettuce and romalne ... farms reporting
Mustard greens.'. farms reporting

Okra farms reporting

Onions, green farms reporting

Peas, green farms reporting

Peppers, hot farms reporting

Peppers , sweet farms reporting

Pumpkins farms reporting

Rutabagas farms reporting

Spinach farms reporting

Squash farms reporting

Tomatoes farms reporting

Turnip greens farms reporting

Turnips farms reporting

Watermelons farms reporting

Mixed vegetables farms reporting

Other vegetables acres

Berries and other small fruits harvested for sale: 19
Blackberries and
dewberries farms reporting

value, dollars
Blueberries (tame) farms reporting

value, dollars
Raspberries farms reporting

value, dollars
Strawberries farms reporting

quarts
value, dollars

Other berries and small fruits acres

value, dollars

See footnotes at end of table.

3,565

82,065

9,333,424

5,345

94,078

10,838,366

2,506
33,019
1,346
3,863

7,711

' 99,869

9,808,008

1,434

734

8,835

3,467
34,105
2,029
6,448

346

370

394,051

139,474

1,428

1,609

2,118,826

646,785

14,240

. 161,913

14,782,559

796

713

790,807

238,643

1,252

1,522

1,504,454

456,719

12,941

118,366

5,742,884

1,913
1,170
4,725

3,840
27,980
1,912
4,197

1,034
913

1,061,292

119,084

3,348

6,238

8,169,226

690,872

1,124

4,056

7,270

11,756,334

646,598

18,776

154,196

11,796,789

1,844

716

2,259

6,515
45,217
2,586
3,490

2,782

11,694

( l 8)

"362

1,418
1,116
2,453

1,197

821

802,238

134,252

6,022

9,390

16,804,082

1,837,912

1,552

MARYLAND

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED, AND SALES OF CROPS: 1 CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959 -Continued

Census of —

Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes:

Land In bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees farms reporting.

Apples farms reporting.

Trees of all ages number.

Trees not of bearing
age farms reporting.

Trees of bearing

age farms reporting .

number .

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

bushels .

value, dollars.

Sales dollars .

Cherries farms reporting .

Trees of all ages ....number.

Trees not of bearing

age farms reporting.

number.
Trees of bearing

age farms reporting.

number.
Quantity harvested. .farms reporting.

value, dollars.
Sales dollars.

Cherries, sour farms reporting.

Trees of all ages number.

Trees not of bearing

age farms reporting.

number.
Trees of bearing
age farms reporting.

Quantity harvested. .farms reporting.

pounds.

value, dollars.

Sales dollars.

Cherries, sweet farms reporting.

Trees of all ages number.

Trees not of bearing
age ...farms reporting.

Trees of bearing
age farms reporting.

number.

Quantity harvested. .farms reporting.

pounds.

va lue , dollars .

Sales dollars .

Figs farms reporting. ,

Trees of all ages number.

Trees not of bearing

age farms reporting..

number.
Trees of bearing

age farms reporting .

number. .

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

pounds. .

value, dollars.

Sales dollars. .

Grapes farms reporting .

Vines of all ages number .

Vines not of bearing

age farms reporting.

number.
Vines of bearing
age farms reporting.

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

pounds.

value, dollars.

Sales dollars .

Peaches farms reporting . .

Trees of all ages number.

Trees not of bearing

age farms reporting.

number. .
Trees of bearing

age farms reporting . .

number.

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

bushels.

value, dollars.

Sales dollars .

See footnotes at end of table.

1,560,146
2,652,246
2,605,445

510,821
37,458
37,458

14,596

154
2,530

454,191
31,794
31,794

56,630
5,664
5,664

453,589
1,111,294

1,111,294

112,797

1,549

321,423

1,176

1,502,107

3,079,323

320,054
35,209
35,209

98,848
4,939
4,939

487,862
1,170,868
1,170,868

7,775

437,611

3,792

1,157,099

2,113,531

4,209
32,445
2,382

182,005

9,758

3,667
401,687

1,803
453,532

797,478

11,958

766,388

9,609

2,075,261

1,197,701

5,106

3,336
16,911
1,786
152,092
9,503

11,913

4,307
68,395
3,257
588,572
14,713
NA

418,631

3,269

497,567

511,316

533,512

680,258

53,774

654,669

91,416

838,421

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING, ACREAGE, QUANTITY HARVESTED, AND SALES OF CROPS: 1 CENSUSES OF

1920 TO 1959 -Continued

Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes ^-Continued

Pears farms reporting..

Trees of all ages number... 10,050

Trees not of bearing

age farms reporting. . .

number... 5,390

Trees of bearing
age farms reporting...

Quantity harvested farms reporting. . .

bushels... 5,134

value, dollars... 11,556

Sales dollars . . . 11, 556

Plums and prunes farms reporting . . .

Trees of all ages number...

Trees not of bearing
age farms reporting...

Trees of bearing

age farms reporting...

number. . .

Quantity harvested farms reporting...

bushels... 16,197

value, dollars... 46,972

Sales dollars. . . 46,972

Chestnuts farms reporting. . .

Trees of all ages number...

Trees not of bearing
age farms reporting. . .

Trees of bearing

age farms reporting. . .

number. . .

Quantity harvested farms reporting. . .

pounds. . . 28,065

value, dollars... 5,612

Sales dollars. . . 5,612

Walnuts, black (planted).. farms reporting —

Trees of all ages number...

Trees not of bearing

age farms reporting...

number. . .
Trees of bearing

age farms reporting . . .

number...

Quantity harvested farms reporting. . .

pounds. . .

value , dollars . . .

Sales dollars...

Other tree fruits and

nuts value, dollars.. .

Sales dollars. ..

7>685
13,450
13,450

16,539
37,213
37,213

32,212
1,610
1,610

4,235
20,347

1,963

13,535

22,116

1,678

209

3,909

4,280

5,533
39,604

3,948

41,754

27,259

1,000

3,000

4,421,385
4,374,582

5,011,422
5,011,422

3,819,210
2,900,242

6,687,707
4,596,551

2,590,539
1,994,652

HA Hot available.

Z Reported in small fractions.

1 Flgures for cropland harvested and specified crops relate to the crop years 1959, 1954, 1949, 1944, 1939, 1934, 1929, 1924, and 1919.

2 Total acreage of crops for which figures are available, except that corn cut for forage was excluded as most of this acreage was probably duplicated in the acreage of corn
harvested for grain.

3 Value of corn and other corn products sold.

4 Corn cut for forage.

5 Sorghums for all purposes, except for sirup.

6 The 1944 and 1939 figures do not include acres plowed under for green manure. The 1944 figures are for acres grown alone.

7 For 1944, soybeans and cowpeas harvested for hay. Prior to 1944, annual legumes saved for hay, but excluding vetches in 1924.

8 For all Censuses, except 1950, obtained by adding the individual hay crops.

9 Includes oats cut for feeding unthreshed.
10 Silage crops other than corn and sorghums.

1 Clover seed, except sweetclover.

2 Clover seed, including sweetclover.

3 For 1959 and 1954, does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested; for 1949, does not include acreage for farms with less than 15 bushels harvested.

text.

^Includes receipts from sale of pasture and grazing privileges.

5 Excludes Irish potatoes and sweetpotatoes , except for the 1920 Census which included potatoes for home use only.

6 Excludes Irish and sweet potatoes.

7 Green lima beans included with snap beans.

8 Hot peppers included with sweet peppers.

9 For Censuses prior to 1950, small fruits harvested for home use or for sale.
Z0 Does not include data for farms with less than 20 trees and grapevines. See text.
21 Does not Include acreage for farms reporting less than 1/2 acre. See text.

MARYLAND

State Table 9.-NURSERY, GREENHOUSE, AND FOREST PRODUCTS: CENSUSES OF 1920 TO 1959

ms and explanations.

Nursery and greenhouse products, flower and vegetable
seeds and plants, and bulbs, grown for sale:

Nursery and green hi nj-;i> [nwlucls, flower
and vegetable soe<ls and plants, flowers,

and bulbs sold farms reporting. .

dollars . .
On farms with sales of

$2,000 or more farms reporting..

dollars . .
Nursery products (trees, shrubs,
vines, ornamentals, ele.) farms reporting . .

Sales dollars . .

Cut flowers, potted plants, florist
greens, and bedding plants farms reporting. .

Grown under glass farms reporting . .

square feet . .
Grown in the open farms reporting. .

Sales dollars . .

Vegetables gmsvn under glass, flower seeds,
vegetable seeds, vegetable plants,
bulbs, and mushrooms farms reporting . .

Grown under glass or in house farms reporting . .

square feet. ,
Grown in the open .farms reporting . .

Sales dollars . .

Any forest products cut and/or sold farms reporting . .

Sales of any forest products farms reporting . .

dollars . .

Sales of standing timber farms reporting .

dollars . ,

Sales of all other forest products farms reporting .

dollars . .

Sales of firewood, pulpwood, fence posts, sawiogs,
veneer logs, and Christmas trees .... .farms reporting. .
dollars..

Sales of other miscellaneous

products farms reporting .

dollars .

Firewood and fuelwood cut farms reporting.

cords (4' x 4' x 8') .

Sales. „ farms reporting .

cords (4' x 4' x 8').

Pulpwood sold farms reporting.

cords (4' x4' x 8').

Fence posts cut. farms reporting .

number.

Sales farms reporting .

Sawiogs and veneer logs cut farms reporting.

thousands of board feet .

Sales farms reporting .

thousands of board feel .

Christmas trees sold farms reporting.

Maple sirup made farms reporting.

gallons.

Buckets hung farms reporting.

number .

Census of —

585,528
3,986

5,995

272
9,506

10 1,060
1,011,816

287,751

380

433,479

1,058,284

784
627,180

NA
NA

102
11,097

14 107
14 25,443

19
1,500

*2, 932,349

NA Not available.

1 Excludes data for farms unclassified as to type.

2 Trees, plants, vines, etc., in nurseries; flower and vegetable seeds; and bulbs.

3 Flowers and flowering plants grown for sale.

A Crops grown under glass (flowers, plants, and vegetables) and propagated mushrooms.

5 Flowers, plants, and vegetables grown under glass; and flowers grown in the open.

6 Total square feet under glass .

7 Flower and vegetable seeds, bulbs, and flowers and plants grown in the open.

8 Value of flower and vegetable seeds; and vegetable plants.

^Excludes farms reporting only sales of maple sirup.
10 Does not include farms reporting only maple sirup and/or maple sugar sold.

xl Not strictly comparable with other years as figures probably include some reports of firewood used on farms.
12 Does not include value of sales of maple sirup and maple sugar.
13 Figures include sales of standing timber.
^Maple trees tapped.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 10.— CHARACTERISTICS OF PLACES NOT COUNTED AS FARMS BECAUSE OF CHANGE IN

DEFINITION OF FARM: 1959

(For definitions and explanations, see text)

Item
(For definitions and explanations, see text)

Operators by days of work off place in 1959:

No days operators reporting

1 to 49 days operators reporting

60 to 99 days operators reporting

100 to 199 days operators reporting

200 or more days operators reporting

Operators not reporting number.

Operators reporting other income of family exceeding
value of farm products sold operators reporting

Cattle and calves of all ages places reporting

number

Cows, including heifers that have calved places reporting

number

Hogs and pigs places reporting

number

Chickens 4 months old and over places reporting

number

Com harvested for all purposes places reporting

Hay harvested places reporting

Places excluded as farms by change in definition , 1954-1959 .- number

Cropland harvested places reporting

Operators by tenure:

Full owners number

Part owners and managers number

Tenants number

Operators by cola

White

Nonwhite

Operators by year began operation of present pla<

950 or carl i a

. operators reporting
.operators reporljng
.operators reporting
. operators reporting
. operators reporting
.operators reporting

Operators by age:

Under 55 years operators reporting

55 to 64 years operators reporting

65 or more years operators reporting

Operators not reporting age number

1,455

807
1,505

State Table 11.— DATE OF ENUMERATION: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

Census of 1959
Census starting date— November 11

Approximate average date of enumeration week of.

Percent of farms enumerated during-

October 1 to 10

October 11 to 17

October 18 to 24

October 25 to 31

November 1 to 7

November 8 to 14

November 15 to 21

November 22 to 28

November 29 to December 5

December 6 to 12

December 13 to 19

December 20 or later

Z Less than 0.5.

Census of 1954
Census starting date — November

Approximate average date of enumeration ,

Percent of farms enumerated during—

October lto9

October 10 to 16

October 17 to 23

October 24 to 31

November 1 to 6

November 7 to 13

November 14 to 20.

November 21 to 27

November 28 to December 4

December 5 to 11

December 12 to 18

December 19 to 31

Nov. 22 -Nov.

Nov. 21-Nov. 27

MARYLAND

State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING CLASSIFIED BY NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK ON FARMS AND BY QUANTITY
OF LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTS SOLD:. CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

[Dnta for cattle and calvi

I bayed on report* for only a sample of farms. Sep text]

Cattle and calves of all ages on hand farms r

10 to 49 . . .

io u> 19.

20 to 49.

Cows on hand, including heitets that have calved. .

10 to 14...
15 to 19 . . .
50 to 29...
30lo49...
50 to 74 . . .
75 .to 99...
100 to 199.
200 to 499.
500 or more

Milk cows on hand. .

Cattle sold alive, excluding calves .

10 to 19

.10 to 39

40 to 49

50 to 99

100 or more . .
100 to 199.

Hogs and pigs of all ages on hand .

s reporting.

* reporting.

* reportmc.

* reportinc.

- ri-n.rtit'.c
s reportinc.

* ropnrlinp .

- ro[«>rtinc .
^ renortme.

i reportmc.
; reportmc.
* reportinc.

r„s reportinc.
T.s reportinc.

tis reportinc.

ns reportinc,
as reportinp.

952

2,473
2,519
6,803
2,379
4,424
2,357
749
646

13,942
248,526
2,219
1,594
1,570
1,647
1,088
914

11,323

199,455

2,203

1,613

1,327

798

582

9,621

103,315

4,935

2,360

1,207

470

253

10,322

134,179

3,487

11,468

216, 595

6,466

2,766

1,308

618

207

5,309
1,016
1,042

21,782
513,644
2,138
4,599
2,978
9,163

19,793

277,454

3,782

2,534

2,378

2,504

1,925

1,474

2,428

1,893

610

151

17,362

224,240

3,637

2,567

2,269

1,837

1,250

1,181

2,081

1,681

509

104

11,185

100, 863

6,062

2,460

1,530

508

179

13,735

143,420

5,405

2,677

3,411

1,364

448

187

HogS and pigs SOld alive farms reportinp.

500 lo 999 farms

r.'|.irtnir .
reportinc.
reportinc.

reporting.

Sheep and lambs ot all ages on hand farms reportinp.

t'nder 25 farms reporting.

25 lo 99 farms reporting.

100 lo 299 farms reporting .

300 to 999 farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,999 farms reporting.

2.000 lo 4,999 farms reporting .

5,000 or more farms reporting.

Wool ShOtn (excluding lambs WOOl) farms reportinc.

pounds.

I'nder 1.000 pounds rarms reportinc.

1,000 to 2.499 pounds farms reporting..

2,500 lo 4,999 pounds farms reporting . ,

5,000 lo 9,999 pounds farms reporting . ,

10,000 lo 19,999 pounds farms reporting . ,

20.000 lo 49,999 pounds farms reporting. .

50,000 or more pounds farms reporting..

Chickens 4 months old and ovet on hand farms

100 to 399 farms

400 lo 799 farms

S00 lo 1,599 farms

1,600 lo 3.199 farms

N, 200 of more farms

Broilers (chickens) sold farms

lender 2.000 farms

2.000 lo 3,999 farms

4,000 lo 7,999 farms

6,000 lo 15,999 farms

16,000 lo 29,999 farms

30.000 lo 59.999 farms

60,000 lo 99.999 farms

100,000 or more farms

number,
r. -j s >rt i n c .
reportinc.

reporting,
reporting.

reportinc- ■
reportinp. .

reportinp..

number. .
reportinc. .
reporting. .

reporting. .
reporting.,
reportinc. .

Chickens (other than broilers) sold farms reporting. .

number. .

Under 50 farms reporting .

50 to 99 farms reporting . .

100 to 399 farms reporti np . .

400 lo 799 farms reporting . .

NWlo 1.599 .... farms reportinp..

farms reportinc

1.60OI
3.2P0 t

1,4001

. farms reportinp..
. farms reporting.
. farms reportinc.

Chicken eggs sold farms

t nder 100 dozens farms

100 to 39? dozens farms

400 lo 739 dozens farms

,O0fi to 4,999 dozens farms

.000 or more dozens farms

5.000 lo 9,999 dozens farms

10.000 lo 19,999 dozens farms

20.000 to 49,999 dozens farms

50.000 or more dozens farms

1.600 lo 1.999 i

reportinc
reportinc.

renortinp.
reportinp.

reporting,
ri'imrtinc.
reportinc.

Turkeys raised farms

400 lo 79" farm

- re|«iriinp .
s reportinp.

< reportinp.

1,224

206,002

1,214

14,073

2,093,034

7,270

2,748

3,082

535

256

170

5,055

1,083,363

1,419

1,311

1,783

309

143

7,055

18,205,423

1,256

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 13.-FARMS REPORTING CLASSIFIED BY ACRES HARVESTED, QUANTITY HARVESTED,
AND QUANTITY SOLD FOR SELECTED CROPS: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954

[Data for all crops except com, Irish potatoes, apples, and forest products are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

(For definitions and explanatic

CORN
Acres harvested for all purposes farms reporting.

Under 5 acres farms reporting .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting ,

10 acres farms reporting.

11 to 15 acres farms reporting .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting.

25 to 29 acres farms reporting .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting .

50 to 74 acres farms reporting.

75 to 99 acres farms reporting.

100 to 149 acres farms reporting .

150 to 199 acres farms reporting .

200 to 299 acres farms reporting.

300 to 399 acres farms reporting.

400 to 499 acres farms reporting .

500 or more acres farms reporting .

Acres harvested for grain farms reporting .

hushels .

Under 5 acres farms reporting .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting .

10 acres farms reporting .

11 to 15 acres farms reporting .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting .

25 to 29 acres farms reporting .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting.

50 to 74 acres . . : farms reporting .

75 to 99 acres fauns reporting .

100 to 149 acres farms reporting .

150 to 199 acres farms reporting .

200 to 299 acres farms reporting .

300 to 399 acres farms reporting ,

400 to 499 acres farms reporting .

500 or more acres farms reporting .

Corn sold farms reporting .

bushels .

Under 100 bushels farms reporting .

100 to 499 bushels farms reporting .

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting.

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting.

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farms reporting.

5,000 to 9,999 bushels farms reporting.

10,000 or more bushels farms reporting .

WHEAT
Acres harvested farms reporting .

Under 5 acres farms reporting .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting .

10 to 14 acres farms reporting .

15 acres farms reporting .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting.

25 to 29 acres farms reporting.

30 to 49 acres farms reporting.

50 to 99 acres farms reporting .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting.

200 to 249 acres farms reporting.

250 to 299 acres farms reporting .

300 or more acres farms reporting ,

Quantity harvested farms reporting .

bushels .

Under 20 bushels farms reporting.

20 to 24 bushels farms reporting .

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting ,

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting ,

100 to 199 bushels farms reporting ,

200 to 499 bushels farms reporting .

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting,

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting,

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farms reporting,

5,000 to 9,999 bushels farms reporting.

10,000 or more bushels farms reporting.

Quantity sold farms reporting.

bushels .

Under 25 bushels farms reporting .

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting .

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting.

100 to 499 bushels farms reporting ,

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting,

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting,

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting,

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farms reporting.

5,000 to 9,999 bushels farms reporting,

10,000 or more bushels farms reporting,

See footnotes at end of table .

4,161
5,703
2,865
1,412
1,723
4,222
1,256

16,057

21,423

398,318

427,032

21,580,372

18,088,417

3,042

4,462

3,164
908

}

6,059

2,127

2,859

876

1,253

1,214

1,520

782

1,119

1,869

2,242

1,756
3,123
1,663

10,446
188,965

1,451
2,390

4,271

OATS FOR GRAIN
Acres harvested farms reporting .

25 to 29 -
30 to 49 ;
50 to 99 .

.farms reporting,
.farms reporting,
.farms reporting,
.farms reporting,
.farms reporting,
.farms reporting ■

.farms reporting,
.farms reporting.
.farms reporting,
.farms reporting.

Under 20 bushels farms reporting .

20 to 24 bushels farms reporting .

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting .

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting .

100 to 199 bushels farms reporting.

200 to 499 bushels farms reporting .

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting.

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting.

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farms reporting.

5,000 or more bushels farms reporting.

Under 25 bushels farms reporting .

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting .

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting .

100 to 499 bushels farms reporting.

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting.

2,000 or more bushels farms reporting.

Acres harvested farms reporting .

Under 5 acres farms reporting.

5 to 9 acres farms reporting .

10 to 14 acres farms reporting .

15 acres farms reporting .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting.

25 to 29 acres farms reporting .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting.

50 to 99 acres farms reporting .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting.

200 to 249 acres farms reporting .

250 to 299 acres farms reporting .

300 or more acres farms reporting .

Under 20 bushels farms reporting.

20 to 24 bushels farms reporting.

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting .

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting .

100 to 199 bushels farms reporting .

200 to 499 bushels farms reporting .

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting.

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting.

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting.

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farms reporting.

5,000 to 9,999 bushels farms reporting.

10,000 or more bushels farms reporting .

Under 25 bushels farms reporting .

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting .

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting .

100 to 499 bushels farms reporting .

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting.

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting.

3,000 to 4,999 bushels farms reporting.

5,000 to 9,999 bushels farms reporting.

10,000 or more bushels farms reporting.

1,179
1,714

1,164

MARYLAND

State Table 13.-FARMS REPORTING CLASSIFIED BY ACRES HARVESTED, QUANTITY HARVESTED,
AND QUANTITY SOLD FOR SELECTED CROPS: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954-Continued

TDma for all crops except com, Irish potatoes, apples, and forest products are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions find explanations, 5

{For definitions and explanatic

RYE
Acres harvested fauns reporting .

Under 5 acres farms reporting .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting.

10 to 14 acres farms reporting .

15 acres farms reporting .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting .

25 to 29 acres farms reporting.

30 to 49 acres farms reporting.

50 to 99 acres farms reporting.

100 to 199 acres farms reporting .

200 or more acres farms reporting.

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

bushels .

Under 20 bushels farms reporting.

20 to 24 bushels farms reporting .

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting.

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting .

100 to 199 bushels farms reporting .

200 to, 499 bushels farms reporting.

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting.

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting.

3,000 or more bushels. .- farms reporting.

Quantity sold farms reporting .

bushels .

Under 25 bushels farms reporting.

25 to 49 bushels farms reporting .

50 to 99 bushels farms reporting .

100 to 499 bushels farms reporting .

500 to 999 bushels farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 bushels farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 bushels farms reporting.

2,000 to 2,999 bushels farms reporting.

3,000 or more bushels farms reporting.

SOYBEANS HARVESTED FOR BEANS
Acres harvested farms reporting .

Under 10 acres farms reporting .

10 to 24 acres farms reporting .

25 to 49 acres farms reporting .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting .

100 or more acres farms reporting .

Quantity harvested farms reporting .

bushels .

ALFALFA AND ALFALFA MIXTURES CUT FOR HAY

AND FOR DEHYDRATING

Acres harvested farms reporting .

Under 5 acres farms reporting .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting .

10 to 14 acres farms reporting.

15 acres farms reporting -

16 to 19 acres farms reporting.

20 to 24 acres farms reporting.

25 to 29 acres farms reporting.

30 to 49 acres farms reporting .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting .

200 to 249 acres farms reporting .

250 to 299 acres farms reporting .

300 to 499 acres farms reporting .

500 or more acres farms reporting .

Quantity harvested farms reporting .

tons.

Under 20 tons farms reporting.

20 to 24 tons farms reporting .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting .

50 to 99 tons farms reporting.

100 to 199 tons farms reporting .

200 to 499 tons farms reporting .

500 to 999 tons farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 tons farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 tons farms reporting.

2,000 or more tons farms reporting.

Quantity sold farms reporting.

Under 25 tons farms reporting.

25 to 49 tons farms reporting .

50 to 99 tons farms reporting.

100 to 499 tons farms reporting .

500 or more tons farms reporting.

See footnotes at end of table.

294,003
1,457

CLOVER, TIMOTHY, AND MIXTURES OF CLOVER
AND GRASSES CUT FOR HAY
Acres harvested farms reporting.

Under 5 acres farms reporting .

9 acres farms reporting .

10 to 14 acres farms reporting .

acres - .farms reporting.

to 19 acres farms reporting .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting .

25 to 29 acres farms reporting .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting.

50 to 99 acres farms reporting .

to 199 acres farms reporting .

to 249 acres farms reporting .

250 to 299 acres farms reporting .

i0 to 499 acres farms reporting .

or more acres farms reporting.

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

Under 20 tons farms reporting.

20 to 24 tons farms reporting .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting .

50 to 99 tans farms reporting .

to 199 tons farms reporting.

to 499 tons farms reporting .

or more tons farms reporting.

Quantity sold farms reporting.

Under 25 tons farms reporting .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting.

50 to 99 tons farms reporting.

•0 or more tons farms reporting.

LESPEDEZA CUT FOR HAY
Acres harvested farms reporting .

Under 5 acres farms reporting .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting .

10 to 14 acres farms reporting .

acres farms reporting .

to 19 acres farms reporting .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting .

to 29 acres farms reporting .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting .

to 99 acres farms reporting .

IX to 199 acres farms reporting .

•0 or more acres farms reporting .

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

Under 20 tons farms reporting.

20 to 24. tons farms reporting.

25 to 49 tons farms reporting.

to 99 tons farms reporting.

100 to 199 tons farms reporting.

or more tons farms reporting.

Quantity sold farms reporting.

Under 25 tons farms reporting .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting .

) or more tons farms reporting.

OATS, WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE, OR OTHER SMALL

GRAINS CUT FOR HAY

Acres harvested farms reporting .

Under 5 acres farms reporting.

5 to 9 acres farms reporting.

1 to 14 acres farms reporting .

acres . . *. farms reporting .

i to 19 acres farms reporting .

i to 24 acres farms reporting .

to 29 acres farms reporting .

i to 49 acres farms reporting .

i to 99 acres farms reporting.

O to 199 acres farms reporting .

or more acres farms reporting .

Quantity harvested farms reporting .

Under 20 tons farms reporting .

20 to 24 tons farms reporting .

to 49 tons farms reporting .

to 99 tons farms reporting .

100 to 199 tons farms reporting .

or more tons farms reporting.

Quantity sold farms reporting.

Under 25 tans farms reporting .

or more tons farms reporting.

1,041
1,622
1,519

3,198
61,796

2,094

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 13.-FARMS REPORTING CLASSIFIED BY ACRES HARVESTED, QUANTITY HARVESTED,
AND QUANTITY SOLD FOR SELECTED CROPS: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954-Continued

r Data for all crops except com, Irish potato*-, apples, and forest products are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For deH nit

md explanations,

OTHER HAY CUT
Acres harvested f aims reporting .

Under 5 acres f aims reporting .

5 to 9 acres f aims reporting .

10 to 14 acres farms reporting .

15 acres farms reporting.

16 to 19 acres farms reporting .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting.

25 to 29 acres farms reporting.

30 to 49 acres farms reporting .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting .

200 to 249 acres farms reporting .

250 to 299 acres farms reporting .

300 or more acres farms reporting .

Quantity harvested farms reporting .

Under 20 tons farms reporting .

20 to 24 tons farms reporting .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting .

50 to 99 tons farms reporting.

100 to 199 tons farms reporting.

200 to 499 tons farms reporting .

500 or more tons farms reporting .

Quantity sold farms reporting .

Under 25 tons farms reporting .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting .

50 or more tons farms reporting .

GRASS SILAGE MADE FROM GRASSES, ALFALFA,

CLOVER, OR SMALL GRAINS

Acres harvested farms reporting.

Under 5 acres farms reporting .

5 to 9 acres farms reporting.

10 to 14 acres farms reporting.

15 acres farms reporting .

16 to 19 acres farms reporting .

20 to 24 acres farms reporting.

25 to 29 acres farms reporting.

30 to 49 acres farms reporting.

50 to 99 acres farms reporting .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting .

200 to 249 acres farms reporting .

250 to 299 acres farms reporting.

300 to 499 acres farms reporting .

500 or more acres farms reporting.

Quantity harvested farms reporting .

tons, green weight.

Under 20 tons farms reporting .

20 to 24 tons farms reporting .

25 to 49 tons farms reporting .

50 to 99 tons farms reporting .

100 to 199 tons farms reporting .

200 to 499 tons farms reporting .

500 to 999 tons farms reporting .

1,000 to 1,499 tons farms reporting.

1,500 to 1,999 tons farms reporting.

2,000 to 2,999 tons farms reporting.

3,000 or more tons farms reporting.

IRISH POTATOES
Acres harvested for home use
or for sale farms reporting .

bushels .
Under 1 acre farms reporting.

bushels .
1.0 to 1.9 acres farms reporting.

bushels .
2.0 to 2.9 acres farms reporting .

bushels .
3.0 to 4.9 acres farms reporting.

bushels .
5.0 to 9.9 acres farms reporting.

bushels .
10.0 to 24.9 acres farms reporting.

bushels .
25 .0 to 49 .9 acres farms reporting .

bushels .
50 or more acres farms reporting.

bushels .

See footnotes at end of table.

1,749
36,412
1,192

■■)

10,207
4,580

747, 206

TOBACCO
Acres harvested farms reporting . ,

Under 0.5 acre farms reporting..

0.5 to 0.9 acre farms reporting..

1.0 to 1.4 acres farms reporting. .

1.5 acres farms reporting..

1.6 to 1 .9 acres farms reporting . .

2.0 to 2.4 acres farms reporting..

2.5 to 2.9 acres farms reporting. .

3.0 to 4.9 acres farms reporting. .

5 .0 to 9 .9 acres farms reporting . .

10.0 to 19.9 acres farms reporting..

20 .0 to 24 .9 acres farms reporting . .

25.0 to 29.9 acres farms reporting..

30.0 to 49.9 acres farms reporting. .

50.0 to 99.9 acres farms reporting..

100 or more acres farms reporting. .

Quantity harvested farms reporting . .

pounds . .

Under 20 pounds farms reporting. ,

20 to 24 pounds farms reporting. ,

25 to 49 pounds farms reporting. .

50 to 99 pounds farms reporting . .

100 to 199 pounds farms reporting . ,

200 to 499 pounds farms reporting . .

500 to 999 pounds farms reporting . .

1,000 to 1,499 pounds farms reporting.,

1,500 to 1,999 pounds farms reporting.,

2,000 to 2,999 pounds farms reporting..

3,000 to 4,999 pounds farms reporting..

5,000 to 9,999 pounds farms reporting. ,

10,000 or more pounds farms reporting. ,

VEGETABLES HARVESTED FOR SALE
(Other than Irish and sweet potatoes)

Value of sales farms reporting . .

dollars . ,

Under $20 farms reporting. ,

$20 to $24 farms reporting. .

$25 to $49 farms reporting . .

$50 to $99 farms reporting..

$100 to $199 farms reporting . ,

$200 to $499 farms reporting . ,

$500 to $999 farms reporting . .

$1,000 to $1,499 farms reporting..

$1,500 to $1,999 farms reporting..

$2,000 to $2,999 farms reporting..

$3,000 to $4,999 farms reporting..

$5,000 to $9,999 farms reporting..

$10,000 or more farms reporting..

LAND IN BEARING AND NONBEARING FRUIT ORCHARDS, GROVES,

VINEYARDS, AND PLANTED NUT TREES 2
Acres in orchards farms reporting . .

Under 0.5 acre farms reporting..

0.5 to 0.9 acre farms reporting..

1.0 to 1.4 acres farms reporting..

1 .5 acres farms reporting . ,

1.6 to 1.9 acres farms reporting..

2 .0 to 2 .4 acres farms reporting . .

2.5 to 2.9 acres farms reporting..

3.0 to 4.9 acres farms reporting. .

5.0 to 9.9 acres farms reporting..

10.0 to 19.9 acres farms reporting..

20.0 to 24.9 acres farms reporting. .

25.0 to 29.9 acres farms reporting..

30.0 to 49.9 acres farms reporting..

50.0 to 99.9 acres farms reporting..

100 or more acres farms reporting . .

1,341
1,251

::}

1,208
1,160

MARYLAND

State Table 13.-FARMS REPORTING CLASSIFIED BY ACRES HARVESTED. QUANTITY HARVESTED,
AND QUANTITY SOLD FOR SELECTED CROPS: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954-Continued

iData for all crops except com, Irish potatoes, apples, and forest products are based on report* for only asuimpleof farms. See text]

APPLES 2

Any apples farms reporting . ,

Trees of all ages number . .

Trees not of bearing age farms reporting..

number . .

Trees of bearing age farms reporting . .

number . ,

Quantity harvested farms reporting. ,

bushels .-,

Farms classified by number of trees of bearing age:

No trees of bearing age farms reporting . .

Nonbearing trees number . .

Less than 20 trees of bearing age farms reporting.,

Trees of all ages number..

Trees not of bearing age farms reporting.,

number . ,

Trees of bearing age farms reporting. ,

number. .

Quantity harvested farms reporting.,

bushels . .

20 to 99 trees of bearing age farms reporting..

Trees of all ages number . ,

Trees not of bearing age farms reporting. .

number.

Trees of bearing age farms reporting..

number . ,

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

bushels .

100 to 199 trees of bearing age farms reporting.

Trees of all ages * number .

Trees not of bearing age farms reporting.

number .

Trees of bearing age farms reporting .

number.

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

bushels .

200 to 499 trees of bearing age farms reporting.

Trees of all ages number.

Trees not of bearing age farms reporting.

number.

Trees of bearing age farms reporting.

number.

Quantity harvested farms reporting .

bushels .

500 to 999 trees of bearing age farms reporting.

Trees of all ages number.

Trees not of bearing age farms reporting.

number .

Trees of bearing age farms reporting .

number.

Quantity harvested farms reporting .

bushels .
1,000 or more trees of bearing age.... farms reporting.

Trees of all ages number .

Trees not of bearing age farms reporting.

number.

Trees of bearing age farms reporting.

number.

Quantity harvested farms reporting.

bushels .

NA Not available.

1 Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

2 Does not include data for farms with less than 20 trees and grapevines.

1,023

1,776

341, 244

434,220

413

645

85,613

112,797

896

1,549

255,431

321,423

593

1,176

1,560,146

1,502,107

5,452

34,927

20,584

24,057

3,299

2,819

17,285

21,238

86,285

88,563

265,858

333,085

65,633

89,472

200,225

243,613

1,317,215

1,274,678

FOREST PRODUCTS

Sales of standing timber farms reporting.

dollars .

Under $25 farms reporting .

$25 to $99 farms reporting .

$100 to $299 farms reporting .

$300 to $999 ' farms reporting .

$1,000 to $1,999 farms reporting.

$2,000 to $4,999 farms reporting.

$5,000 or more farms reporting.

Firewood and fuelwood cut farms reporting.

cords (4'x4'x8') .

Under 25 cords farms reporting .

25 to 49 cords farms reporting .

50 to 99 cords farms reporting .

100 to 499 cords farms reporting .

500 or more cords farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

cords (4'x4'x8 r ).

Pulpwood sold farms reporting.

cords (Vx^xS').

Under 25 cords farms reporting.

25 to 49 cords farms reporting.

50 to 99 cords farms reporting .

100 to 199 cords farms reporting .

200 to 499 cords farms reporting .

500 or more cords farms reporting .

Fence posts cut farms reporting.

number.

Under 100 fence posts farms reporting .

100 to 499 fence posts farms reporting.

500 to 999 fence posts farms reporting.

1,000 to 4,999 fence posts farms reporting.

5,000 or more fence posts farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

Sawlogs and veneer logs sold farms reporting.

thousands of board feet.

Under 1,000 board feet farms reporting.

1,000 to 2,499 board feet farms reporting.

2,500 to 4,999 board feet farms reporting.

5,000 to 9,999 board feet farms reporting.

10,000 to 19,999 board feet farms reporting.

20,000 to 49,999 board feet farms reporting.

50,000 to 99,999 board feet farms reporting.

100,000 or more board feet farms reporting.

Christinas trees sold farms reporting .

number.

Under 100 trees farms reporting.

100 to 499 trees farms reporting .

500 to 999 trees farms reporting .

1,000 to 4,999 trees farms reporting.

5,000 or more trees farms reporting.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 14.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954;
AND BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM, CENSUS OF 1959

[Figures on number of workers and wage r

■ for hired persons working the week preceding (.;

Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

Total all farms

Economic class, 1959

Commercial farms

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired worker* .

Regular workers (to be employed 150 o

Hired Workers farms reporting ,

persons,
9 reporting,
9 reporting
9 reporting.
9 reporting.
■j reporting
3 reporting,
persons.
9 reporting,
3 reporting
r reporting.
9 reporting
9 reporting
s reporting
persons
s reporting
* reporting
s reporting
3 rejiorting
3 reporting
9 reporting
9 reporting
» reporting

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired workers .

Seasonal workers (to be employed less than 150 days). .

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired workers .

Regular hired workers and no seasonal hired workers. .

Both regular and seasonal hired workers

Seasonal hired workers and no regular hired workers . .

aid on a monthly basis farms reporting,

persons.

Average hours worked per person per month hours .

Average wage rate per person per month

Under $50 per month .
$50 to $84 per month.

$85 to $109 per month

$110 to $129 per month. . .

a $169 per month. . .

j $214 per month. . .

) $274 per month. . .

) $324 per month. . .
$325 to $374 per month. . .
$375 and over per month. .

$275 t

a reporting
3 reporting

9 reporting
3 reporting
3 reporting .
3 reporting
3 reporting
3 reporting.
9 reporting
3 reporting

Paid on a weekly basis farms reporting.

persons

Average hours worked per person per week. ,
Average wage rate per person per week

Under $12 per week

$12 to $24 per week

$25 to $29 per week

$30 to $39 per week

$40 to $49 per week

$50 to $59 per week

$60 to $69 per week

$70 to $79 per week

$80 to $89 per week

$90 and over per week

dollai

Paid on a daily basis farms

Average hours *orked per person per day

Average wage rate por person per day

Under $4 per day farms

$4 per day farms

$5 per day farms

$6 per day farms

$7 per day farms

$8 per day farms

$9 per day farms

$10 per day farms

$11 per day farms

$12 and over per day farms

Paid on an hourly basis farms reporting,

9 reporting
9 reporting
9 reporting
3 reporting
9 re|*>rting
9 reporting
3 reporting
s reporting
3 reporting
3 reporting.

reporting

persons ,

. .dollars
reporting
reporting

reporting
reporting.
r.-'orr.T,'.
reporting.
(v purlin;;,
reporting
reporting,
reporting.

erage wage rate per person per hour

r $0.45 per hour farms

i to $0. 54 per hour farms

i to $0.64 per hour farms

).74f

J to $0.99 per hour farms

) to $1.14 per hour farms

j to $1.29 per hour farms

} to $1.44 per hour farms

) and over per hour farms

..dollars.

report inj;.
rc|>orting,
ro|xirun.' .
reporting ,
reporting.

reporting,
reporting.
reporting,
reporting,

Paid on a piece-work basis farms reporting.

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration farms reporting.

Average earnings per person dollars .

NA Not available.

4,925
9,403
3,182

1,013

2,513
4,418
1,722

1,691
3,427
0.99

22,222
4,492
2,238

1,202

5,534
11,909
3,466
1,173

4,466
10,313
2,635

4,217
1,317
3,149

2,412
5,789
0.81

5,953
12,750
3,338
1,467

4,673
8,857
2,987

2,123
3,893
1,432

1,510
3,082
0.94

MARYLAND

State Table 14.-H1RED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954;
AND BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM, CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Figures on number of workers and wage r

9 for hired persons working the week preceding the enumeration. Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and oxplai

Economic class, 1959— Continued

Commercial farms— Continued

Part-retirement

Hired workefs farms r

1 hired worker farms r

2 hired workers (arms i

8 or 4 hired workers farms r

6 to 9 hired workers '. farms r

10 or more hired workers farms

Regular workers (to be employed 150 or more days) farms r

1 hired worker farms r

2 hired workers '■ farms

8 or 4 hired workers farms r>

5 to 9 hired workers farms r

10 or more hired workers farms r

Seasonal workers (to be employed less than 150 days) farms r

1 hired worker farms r

2 hired workers farms r

3 or 4 hired workers farms r

5 to 9 hired workers farms r

10 or more hired workers farms r

Regular hired workers and no seasonal hired workers farms r

Both regular and seasonal hired workers farms r

Seasonal hired workers and no regular hired workers farms r

Paid on a monthly basis farms reporting..

persons . .

Average hours worked per person per month hours . .

Average wage rate per person per month dollars . .

Under $50 per month farms reporting. .

$50 to 584 per month farms reporting..

$85 to $109 per month farms reporting . .

$110 to $129 per month farms reporting. .

$130 to $169 per month farms reporting. .

$170 to $214 per month farms reporting. .

$215 to $274 per month farms reporting. .

$275 to $324 per month farms reporting..

$325 to $374 per month farms reporting. .

$375 and over per month farms reporting. .

Paid on a weekly basis farms reporting..

persons . ,

Average hours worked per person per week hours . .

Average wage rate per person per week dollars . .

Under $12 per week farms reporting . .

$12 to $24 per week farms reporting. .

$25 to 529 per week farms reporting..

530 to $39 per week farms reporting . .

$40 to 549 per week farms reporting..

$50 to 559 per week farms reporting. .

$60 to $69 per week farms reporting..

570 to $79 per week farms reporting..

580 to $89 per week farms reporting.,

590 and over per week farms reporting.,

Paid on a daily basis farms reporting..

persons . .

Average hours worked per person per day hours . .

Average wage rate per person per day dollars .

Under $4 per day farms reporting . .

$4 per day farms reporting. .

$5 per day farms reporting.

$6 per day farms reporting. .

$7 per day farms reporting.

$8 per day farms reporting.

$9 per day farms reporting.

$10 per day farms reporting .

$11 per day farms reporting.

$12 and over per day farms reporting .

reporting...

1,318

persons. ..

2,031

reporting...

849

reporting. . .

317

reporting. ..

131

reporting. ..

907

persons . . .

1,164

reporting . . .

719

reporting . . .

136

reporting . . .

reporting. ..

563

persons . . .

867

reporting. . .

365

reoorting.. .

142

reporting. . .

reporting . . .

reporting. . .

755

reporting. . .

152

reporting. . .

411

Paid on an hourly basis farms r

Average wage rale per person per hour

Under $0.45 per hour farms

154 per hour farms

4 per hour farms

1.74 per hour farms

184 per hour farms

D.99 per hour farms

1. 14 per hour farms

1.29 per hour farms

1.44 per hour farms

SO. 55

$0.65 to $0

$0.75

, S)

50. B5

/-.SI

S1.00

$1.15

o$i

$1.30

o$l

t.45 and c

. .dollars . .

reporting.
reporting,
reporting. .
reporting.,
reporting.,
reporting. .
reporting. .
reporting. ,
reporting. ,
reporting, ,

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration farms reporting.

persons .
Average earnings per person dollars.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 15.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954; AND BY TYPE OF

FARM, CENSUS OF 1959

[Figures on number of workers and wage rates are for hired persons working the week preceding the enumeration. Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Total all farms

Hired Workers farms reporting.

persons ,

1 hired worker farms reporting .

2 hired workers farms reporting..

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting..

5 to 9 hirod workers farms reporting. ,

10 or more hired workers farms reporting. ,

Regular workers (to be employed 150 or more days) farms reporting. .

persons . .

1 hired worker farms reporting. .

2 hired workers farms reporting..

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting. .

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting..

10 or more hired workers farms reporting. .

Seasonal workers (to be employed less than 150 days) farms reporting. .

persons . .

1 hired worker farms reporting . ,

2 hired workers farms reporting..

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting. .

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting..

Regular hired worker? and no seasonal hired workers farms reporting. .

Both regular and seasonal hired workers farms reporting. .

Seasonal hired workers and no regular hired workers farms reporting. .

Paid on a monthly basis farms reporting. .

Average hours worked per person per month hours . .

Average wage rate per person per month dollars . .

Under $50 per month farms reporting. .

$50 to $84 per month farms reporting. .

$85 to 5109 per month farms reporting..

5110 to $129 per month farms reporting. .

$130 to $169 per month farms reporting..

5170 to 5214 per month farms reporting. .

5215 to $274 per month farms reporting. .

5275 to 5324 per month farms reporting. .

$325 to $374 por month farms reporting..

$375 and over per month farms reporting. .

Paid on a weekly basis farms reporting. .

persons. .

Average hour« worked per person per week hours . .

Avernee wage rale per person per week dollars. .

Under 512 per week farms reporting..

$12 to $24 per week farms reporting. .

525 to 529 per week farms reporting. .

$30 to 5*9 per weok forms reporting . .

S40 to 549 per week farms reporting. . ,

$50 to 559 per week farms reporting. . ,

560 to $69 per week farms reporting. . ,

570 to $79 per weok farms reporting. . ,

580 to 589 per week farms reporting..,

500 and over per week farms reporting. . .

Paid On a daily basis farms reporting. . .

persons . . .

Average hours worked per person per day hours . . .

Average wage rate per nersnn per Hay dollars . . .

Under $4 per day farms reporting. . .

$4 per day farms reporting. . .

$5 perdny farms reporting. ..

$6 P er dl »y farms reporting. . .

57 per day farms reporting...

58 per day farms reporting . . .

59 per day farms reporting . . .

$10 p<~r day farms reporting . . .

511 por day farms reporting . . .

512 and over per day forms reporting. . .

Paid on an hourly basis farms reporting. . .

Avcrago wage rale per person per hour dollars. . .

Under 50. 15 per hour forms reportinc. . .

$0.45 to 50.54 per hour farms reporting. . .

$0.55 to50.fM per hour. farms reporting. ..

50.65 to 50.74 per hour farms reporting...

50.75 to $0.84 per hour farms reporting...

50.85 to $0.99 per hour. farms reporting...

S1.00 to 51.14 per hour forms reporting...

51.15 to $1.29 per hour forms reportinc...

$1.30 to 51.44 per hour farms reporting.. .

$1.45 and over per hour farms reporting. . .

Paid on a piece-work basis farms reporting...

persons

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration forms reporting. . .

Average earnings per person dollars . . .

6,570

8,683

3,821

22,222

3,788

4,492

1,583

2,238

775

1,202

304

502

120

249

4,925

5,534

9,403

11,909

3,182

3,466

1,013

1,173

2,513
4,418
1,722

1,691
3,427
0.99

2,412
5,789
0.81

HA Not available.

MARYLAND

State Table 15.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 195y AND 1954; AND BY TYPE OF

FARM, CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

1 Fibres on number of "

? for hired persons working the week preceding the

Data arc ba,s«J on roportfl for only a sample of farms. Seo text]
Type of farm— Continued

Hired workers farms reporting .

persons.

1 hired worker farms reporting:.

2 hired workers farms reporting .

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting.

Regular workers (to he employed 150 or more days) farms reporting.

persons.

1 hired worker farms reporting.

2 hired workers. farms reporting. .

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting..

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting. .

Seasonal workers (to be employed less than 150 days) farms reporting.

persons . .

1 hired worker farms reporting .

2 hired workers farms reporting.

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting..

5 to hired workers farms reporting. .

10 or nore hired workers farms reporting. ,

Regular hired workers and no seasonal Nred workers farms reporting.

Both regular and seasonal hired workers farms reporting.

Seasonal hired worker* and no regular hire.) workers farms reporting. ,

Paid Ofl a monthly bastS farms reporting. .

persons . ,

Averaee hours worked per person per month hours . .

Average wage rata per person per month dollars . .

Under S50 per month farms reporting. ,

S50 to $84 per month farms reporting . .

$85 to $100 per month farms reporting. .

$110 to $12°. per month farms reporting. ,

$1-10 to S169 per month farms reporting. ,

$170 to $214 per month farms reporting. .

$215 to $274 per month farms reporting. .

$275 to $324 per month farms reporting. .

$325 to $374 per month farms reporting. .

$375 and over per month farms reporting. .

Paid on a weekly basis rams reporting. .

Average hours worked per person per week hours . .

Average wage rale per person per week dollars . .

Under $12 per week farms reporting. .

$12 to S24 nex week farms reporting. .

$25 to $29 per week farms reporting . .

$30 to $39 per week farms reporting..

MO to $49 per week * farms reporting. .

$50 to $59 per week farms reporting . .

$60 to $69 per week Tarms reporting. .

$70 to $79 per week ; farms reporting..

$80 to $89 per week farms reporting..

$90 and over per week farms reporting. .

Paid Ofl a daily basis farms reporting..

persons . .

Average hours worked per person per day , hours . .

\verage wage rate per person per Hay dollars. .

Under $4 per day farms reporting . ■

$4 per day farms reporting. .

$5 per day farms reporting. .

S8 per day farms reporting . .

$7 per day farms reporting. .

$8 per day farms reporting..

$9 per day. farms reporting. .

$10 per day farms reporting. .

$11 per day farms reporting. .

*12 and over per day farms reporting . .

Paid on an hourly basis farms reporting..

persons . .

Average wage rate per person per hour dollars. .

Under $0.45 per hour farms reporting. .

$0.45 to $0.54 per hour farms reporting. .

$0.55 to $0.64 per hour farms reporting..

$0.65 to $0.74 per hour farms reporting..

$0.75 to $0.84 per hour farms reporting. .

S0.S5 to $0.99 per hour ,. farms reporting..

$1.00 to $1.14 per hour farms reporting. .

$1.15 to SI. 29 per hour farms reporting. .

$1.30 to $1.44 per hour farms reporting. .

$1.45 and over per hour farms reportine..

Paid On a piece-work Oasis farms reporting..

persons . .

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration farms reporting..

Uerape earnings per person dollars . .

2,198
3,686
1,367

Livestock farms

other than poultry

and dairy farms

and livestock

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 16.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954; AND BY SIZE OF FARM,

CENSUS OF 1959

[Figures on number of workers and wage r

? for hired persons working the week preceding the enumeration. Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and expla

Total all farms

Hired workers farms

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired workers .

Regular workers (to be employed 150 o

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired workers .

Seasonal workers (to be employed less than 150 days). .

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired workers .

Regular hired workers and n<
Both regular and seasonal hi
Seasonal hired workers and i

seasonal hired workers. .

ed workers

> regular hired workers . .

persons
B reporting
a reporting.
? reporting.
9 reporting,
i reporting.

s reporting.

persons,
■; reporting,
s reporting.
i reporting ,
9 reporting,
i reporting,
i reporting.

persons.
3 reporting.
3 reporting .

s reporting .
i reporting.
■i reporting,
3 reporting.
3 reporting.

3 monthly basis farms r

Average hours worked per person per man
Average wage rat*- per person per month .

Under $50 per month

S50 to $84 per month

$85 to $109 per month

$110 to $129 per month

$169 per month

$8] 4 pel month

$274 per month

$324 per monuh

$374 per month

$375 and c

. . .dollars
s reporting

s reporting

9 reporting

s reporting

Paid on a weekly basis farms r

Average hours worked per person per wei
Average wage rote per person per week. ,

Under $12 per week.

$12 to $24 per week

$25 to $29 per week

$30 to $39 per week

$40 to $49 per week

$50 to $59 per weok

$60 to $69 per week

$70 to $79 per week

$80 to $89 per week

$90 and over per week

..I. .Il.ii

Paid on a daily basis farms

Average hours worked per person per day

Average wage rate per person per day

Under $4 per day farms

$4 per

$10 per day farms

$11 per day farms

$12 and over per day farms

Paid on an hourly basis farms r

■ rr.portiriL'

s reporting.
- reporting

3 reporting
3 reporting,
r reporting.

..dollars.

rermrhni?
reporting
reptiriin^
ri'jxirliiu!
ri.»|»irun L '
reporting .
reporting,
reporting,

Average wage rat
Under $0.45 per hou
$0.45 to $0.54 per h
$0.55 to $0.64 pern
$0.65 to $0.74 p h
$0.75 to $0.84 per h

per person per hour .

$0.85 to $0.99 per hour farms

$1.00 to $1.14 per hour farms

$1.15 to $1.29 per hour farms

rc|Hirtiiur
n-f « >rt in^_' .
n-'portin;.' .
reporting,
reporting .

$1.?

$1.45 and over per h

Paid on a piece-work basis farms reporting.

per>ons .

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration farms reporting,

Average earnings per person dollars .

NA Not available.

6,570
13,821
3,788
1,583

4,925
9,403

3,182
1,013

2,513
4,418

1,722

21 \

2i ;

1,691
3,427
0.99

8,683
22,222
4,492
2,238

1,202
502
249

5,534
11,909
3,466
1,173

4,466
10,313
2,635

4,217
1,317
3,149

MARYLAND

State Table 16.-HIRED FARM LABOR AND WAGE RATES, CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954; AND BY SIZE OF FARM,

CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Figures on number of workers and wage rates are for hired persons working tho week preceding the enumeration. Data are hosed on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Size of farm-Continued

Hired WOfkers farms reporting .

persons.

1 hired worker 'urn reporting.

2 hired workers forms reporting.

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting .

Regular workers (to be employed 150 or more days) farms reporting.

persons.

1 hired worker farms reporting.

2 hired workers farms reporting.

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting.

Seasonal workers (to be employed less than 150 days) farms reporting.

1 hired worker farms reporting . .

2 hired workers farms reporting.

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting.

Regular hired workers and no seasonal hired workers farms reporting .

■Both regular and seasonal hired workers farms reporting.

Seasonal hired workers and no regular hired workers farms reporting .

Paid On a monthly basis farms reporting.,

persons. .

Average hours worked net person per month hours . .

\verage wage rate per person per month dollars . .

Under $50 per month '. forms reporting..

$50 to $84 per month farms reporting . ,

$85 to $109 per month farms reporting.,

$110 to $129 per month farms reporting . .

S130 to $169 per nwnlh farms reporting..

$170 to $214 per month farms reporting..

S215 to $274 per nonth forms reporting. .

S275 to 5324 per nonth farms reporting . .

$325 to $374 per month farms reporting . .

*375 and over per month farms reporting. .

Paid on a weekly basis rarms reporting. .

Average hours worked per person per w eek hours . .

Average wage rate per person per week dollars . .

Under $12 per week farms reporting. .

$12 to $24 per week farms reporting. .

$25 to $29 per week farms reporting. .

$30 to $39 per week farms reporting. .

$40 to $49 per week farms reporting..

$50 to $59 per week farms reporting. .

$60 to $69 per week farms reporting..

$70 to $79 per week farms reporting..

$80 to $89 per week farms reporting. .

$90 and over per week farms reporting. .

Paid on a daily basis farms reporting..

Average hours worked per person per day hours . .

\verage wage rate per person per day dollars. .

Under $4 per day farms reporting..

S4 per day farms reporting. .

$5 per day farms reporting. .

$6 per day farms reporting. .

$7 per day farms reporting. .

$8 per day farms reporting..

$9 per day farms reporting. .

$10 per day farms reporting..

$11 per day farms reptrtinrr. .

$12 and over per day farms reportme. .

Paid on an hourly basis farms reporting . .

persons . .

Average wage rale per person per hour dollars . .

Under $0.45 per hour. farms reporting. .

$0.45 to $0.54 per hour. farms reporting. .

$0.55 to $0.64 per hour '. forms reporting. .

$0.65 to $0.74 per hour farms reporting. .

$0.75 to S0.84 per hour farms reporting . .

$0.85 to $0.99 per hour farms reporting..

$1.00 to $1.14 per hour farms reporting..

$1.15 to $1.29 per hour farms rcportin?. .

$1.30 to $1.44 per hour...*. farms reporting..

$1.45 and over per hour farms reporting . .

Paid on a piece work basis farms reporting..

persons . .

Persons working Friday week preceding enumeration farms reporting. .

persons. .
Vvcrage earnings per person dollars . .

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explanations,

Commercial farms

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Fauns number . . .

Percent distribution percent. . .

Land in farms acres . . .

Percent distribution percent.. .

Average sire of fam , acres . . .

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm dollars . . .

Average per acre dollars . . .

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting. . .

1 to 9 acres farms reoorti ne . . .

10 to 19 acres farms reporting. . .

20 to 29 acres farms reporting . . .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting.. .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting...

100 to 199 acres farms reporting . . .

200 to 499 acres farms reporting. . .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting. . .

1 000 or more acres farms reporting.. .

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting . . .

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting...

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting . . .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting . . ,

.Woodland pastured farms reporting. . ,

Woodland not pastured farms reporting. . ,

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting..

Improved pasture farms reporting . .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting. .

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting . .

Cropland used for crain or row crops
farmed on the contour farms reporting . .

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting . .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting . .

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number. .

Under 25 years number. .

25 to 34 years number. .

35 to 44 years number. .

45 to 54 vears number . .

55 to 64 years number. .

65 or more vears number. .

Average age years . .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting . .

1 to 99 davs operators reporting . .

100 to 199 days operators reporting..

200 or more days operators reporting . .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting..

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural products sold operators reporti ng . .

Operators not working off their farms or not reporting

as to work off their farms operators reporting. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm operated . . operators reporting . .
With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting . .

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number. .

10 to 49 acres number. .

50 to 69 acros number . .

70 to 99 acres number . .

100 to 139 acres number. .

140 to 179 acres number. .

180 to 219 acres number . ,

220 to 259 acres number . .

260 to 499 acres number . ,

500 to 999 acres number .

1,000 to 1 ,999 acres number .

2,000 or more acres number .

See footnotes at end of table.

25,108
100.0
3,452, 561
10O.O
137.5

21,971

1,486,431

4,316

3,132

3,151

1,182

150

10,027

296,407

8,194

198,582

2,559

57,425

6,550

141,157

4,774

133,227

15,652

799,227

9,352

348,661

3,316

117,998

513

16,023

24,820
256
2,243
5,528
6,753
5,381
4,659
51.5

11,784
3,182
1,535
7,067
3,790

5,897

13,324
2,556
5,122

2,631
5,993
2,101
2,581
3,220
2,394
1,692
1,156
2,462
717
128

15,979

63.6

2,920,047

84.6

182.7

14,719

1,363,096

1,051

1,237

1,123

2,308

4,535

3,131

1,164

147

7,287

252,017

4,964

139,516

1,665

39,962

3,931

99,554

3,302

97,028

10,614

625,091

6,370

294,602

2,580

106,563

466

15,595

15,803
206
1,603
3,7%
4,446
3,795
1,957
49.9

2,677

2,341

10,546
1,824
3,015

996
1,993
1,066
1,696
2,435
2,059
1,507
1,046
2,347
681
122

361,593
10.5
426.9

30,337

253

12,896

10,348

4,949

593,672
17.2
277.2

18,614

125

3,716

12,640

1,497

105,006

876

56,522

461

25,224

22,660

112

5,380

MARYLAND 31

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are baaed on reports for only a wnplo of farms. Sou toxlj

(For definitions and expltu

Economic class-Continued

Commercial farms -Continued

FARMS. ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number

Percent distribution percent

Land in farms a.-ros

Percent distribution percent

Average size of farm acrea

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm dollars

Average per acre doll&ra

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting

1 to 9 acrea farms reporting

10 to lfl acres farms reporting

20 to 29 acres farms reporting

30 to 49 acrea farms reporting

50 to 99 acres farms reporting

100 to 199 acres farms reporting,

200 to 499 acres farms reporting

500 to 999 acres farms reporting,

1,000 or more acres farms reporting

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting,

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting,

Soil- improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting.

Woodland pastured farms reporting.

Woodland not pastured \ farms reporting.

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting.

Improved pasture farms reporting .

irrigated land in farms farms reporting .

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover cropa farms reporting

Cropland used for grain or row crops
farmed on the contour farms reporting

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators feporting age number

Under 25 years number

25 to 34 years number

35 to 44 years number

45 to 54 years number

55 to 64 years number

65 or more years number

Average age years

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting

1 to 99 days operators reporting

100 to 199 days operators reporting

200 or more days operators reporting

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting

With other income of family exceeding value of

agricultural products sold operators reporting

Operators not working off their farms or not reporting

as to work off their farms operators reporting

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting

With income from sources other (han farm operated . . operators reporting
With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number ,

10 to 49 acres number ,

50 to 69 acres number .

70 to 99 acres number ,

100 to 139 acres number,

140 to 179 acres number ,

180 to 219 acres number ,

220 to 259 acres number ,

260 to 499 acres number ,

600 to 999 acres number ,

1,000 to 1 ,999 acres number .

2,000 or more acres number .

See footnotes at end of table.

16.2

621,219

18.0

152.9

3,535
14.1

396,179
11.5
112.1

1,969

1,542

55,640

36,935

1,347

1,279

32,971

30,129

552

477

9,645

9,610

1,046

998

23,326

20,519

997

682

25,366

18,010

2,834

2 250

49,901

107,244

1,646

1,200

60,820

38,855

9,855

2,475

1,086
1,844

6,3%

25.5

345,660

10.0
54.0

5,125
80,990
2,400
1,300

7,250

1,640

1,725
2,295
1,585

2,750
5,121

2,696

10.7

160,975

1,910

820

29,305

13,380

2,230

986

40,470

17,440

615

266

10,465

6,570

1,835

775

30,005

10,870

1,071

390

24,080

12,035

3,431

1,586

109,705

54,525

2,071

896

37,540

14,745

450

2,111

410

1,636

1,106
395

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Commercial farms

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All farm operators:

Full owners number.

Part owners number.

All tenants number.

Cash tenants number.

Share-cash tenants number. .

Crop-share tenants number. ,

Livestock-share tenants. number..

Croppers number,.

Other and unspecified tenanLs number. ,

White farm operators:

Full owners number..

Part owners number..

All tenants number. .

Croppers number. ,

Nonwhite farm operators:

15,889
3,686
3,240

9,263
3,281
3,135

9,002
3,146
2,740

Full c
Parte

mber..
mber..

FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM

Cash-grain farms number.

Tobacco farms number.

Cotton farms number.

Other field-crop farms number.

Vegetable farms number.

Fruit-and-nut farms number..

Poultry farms number.

Dairy farms number..

Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms number. ,

General farms number. ,

Miscellaneous and unclassified farms number..

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD
Grain combines farms reporting. .

number.,
Com pickers „ farms reporting

number.
Pick-up balers farms reporting.

Field forage harvesters farms reporting.

Tractors farms repc

Tractors other than garden farms report! ng .

number.

1 tractor farms reporting.

2 tractors farms reporting.

3 tractors farms reporting.

4 tractors farms reporting.

5 or more tractors farms reporting.

Wheel u-actors farms reporting.

Crawl ei

. farms reporting.

number.
. farms reporting.

number.

Automobi lea farms

Automobiles and or motortrucks farms

Telephone farms

Home freezer farms

Milking machine farms

Electric milk cooler farms

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops) farms

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms

Farms by kind of toad on which located:

Hard surface farms

Gravel, shell, or shale farms

Dirt or unimproved farms

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms

1 mile farms

2 or Smiles farms

4 miles farms

5 or moro miles farms

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers farms

Regular hired workers (employed 150

reportinc.
number -
reporting,
reporting,
renorting.
reporting,
reporting,
reporting,
reporting.

reporting,
reporting,
reporting,
reporting,
reporting,
renorting.
reporting,
reporting.
repor.ing.

reporting.

persons .
reporting.

persons.

reporting.,
reporting,
reporting,
reporting,
reporting.

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms

2 hired workers farms

3 or 4 hired workers farms

5 to 9 hired workers farms

10 or more hired workers farms

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting .

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting.

Operators not reporting residence number.

See footnotes at end of table.

342

130
2,142
5,070
2,184
1,054
9,598

5,661
5,934
5,483
5,717
6,497
6,599
2,430
2,636

20,823
42,942
19,917
37,291
9,769
6,054
2,570
898
626

21,539
28,369
23,498
20,111
15,652
5,697
5,599
331
6,749

2,874
1,684
1,132

21,949
1,303
1,856

2,142
5,070
2,184
1,054

5,0
5,293
5,950
6,048
2,365
2,567
11,501
16,613
14,296
33,671
14,006
29,984
4,884
5,229
2,423
858
612

14,039
18,867
15,245
13,228
10,954
5,411
5,388
314
6,394

11,132
2,103
2,553
1,624

5,953
12,750
4,673
8,857

13,996
889

1,094

996
1,084
1,087
1,165
1,183
1,200
750
835

1,946
6,349
1,921
5,675

674

2,012
2,906
2,101
2,042
1,744
1,013
1,011
104
1,431

1,369
3,057
1,213
2,198

MARYLAND 33

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text}

(For definitions and explnj

Commercial farms— Continued

Economic class-Continued

Part- retirement

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All (aim opeotofs:

Full owners number. . .

Part owners number. . .

Ail tenants number. . .

Cash tenants number. . .

Share-cash tenants number. . .

Crop-share tenants number. . .

Livestock-share tenants number. . .

Croppers number. . .

Other and unspecified tenants number. . .

White farm operators:

Full owners number. ..

Part owners number...

All tenants number. . .

Croppers number. . .

Nonwhite Tarm operators:

Full owners number. . .

Part owners number...

All tenants number...

Croppers number. . .

FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM

Cash-grain farms number...

Tobacco farms number...

Cotton farms number .. .

Other field-crop farms number...

Vegetable farms number. . .

Fniit-and-nut farms number . . .

Poultry farms number . . .

Dairy farms number...

Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms . .» number. ..

General farms number.. ,

Miscellaneous and unclassified farms number.. .

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KWD OF ROAD

Grain combines farms reporting...

number...
Com pickers farms reporting. .

Pick-up balers farms reporting . .

Field forage harvesters farms reporting . .

number. .
Motortrucks farms reporting. .

number..

Tractors farms reporting . .

number..

Tractors other than garden farms reporting. .

number. .

1 tractor farms reporting. .

2 tractors farms reporting. .

3 tractors 'arms reporting. .

4 tractors farms reporting..

5 or moretractors farms reporting. .

Wheel tractors farms reporting . .

number..

Crawler tractors farms reporting. .

number. .

Garden tractors farms reporting..

number..

Automobiles farms reporting. .

number..

Automobiles and/or motortrucks .farms reporting..

Telephone farms reporting..

Home freezer farms reporting. .

Milking machine farms reporting. .

Electric milk cooler farms reporting. .

Crop drier (for grain, forage, oroUier crops) farms reporting..

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting . .

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting . .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting. .

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting. .

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting. .

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting . .

1 mile farms reporting. .

2 or 3 miles farms reporting. .

4 miles farms reporting..

5 or more miles farms reporting..

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hired workers farms reporting. .

Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting..

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting. .

2 hired workers farms reporting. .

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting. .

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting. .

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Hesiding on farm operated operators reporting. .

Not residing on farm operated. operators reporting..

Operators not reporting residence number.

See footnotes at end of ubte.

1,251
1,287
1,192
1,197
1,426
1,446
336
341
2,948
3,764
3,759
7,740
3,688
6,893
1,311
1,751

847
3,608
4,597
3,899
3,298
2,745
1,355
1,345
35
1,363

2,029

2,400

3,074

5,270

3,019

4,689

1,742

976

230

581
2,944
3,605
3,269
2,644
2,114
485
510

1,103
1,559
1,043
1,312

3,005

3,370

4,825

6,890

4,395

5,410

3,580

650

130

5,650
7,385
6,030
4,945
3,520
225
140

995

1,060

1,670

2,150

1,485

1,690

1,295

175

460
1,831
2,091
2,191
1,911
1,156
45
55

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

i and explanations, sec text)

Economic class

Commercial farms

USE OF COMMERCIAL FEXT1L1ZER AND LIME

Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing

materials used during the year farms reporting...

acres on which used . . .

Dry materials farms reporting. . .

Liquid materials farms reporting. . .

Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting...

Dry materi als farms reporting . . .

Liquid materials farms reporting . . .

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting . . .

Dry materials farms reporting...

Liquid materials farms reporting...

Corn farms reporting . . .

Pry materials farms reporting...

Liquid materials farms reporting. . .

Wheat farms reporting . . .

Dry materials farms reporting .. .

Liquid materials farms reporting...

Irish potatoes farms reporting...

Dry materials farms reporting . . .

Liquid materials farms reporting. . .

All other crops farms reporting .. .

Drv materials. farms reporting.. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. . .

Lime or liming materials used during the year. farms reporting. . .

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms reporting...

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting...

dollars...

Under S100. farms reporting . . .

S100toS999 farms reporting...

51,000 to S1.099 farms reporting . . .

52,000 to 54,999 farms reporting .. .

55,000 or more. farms reporting . . .

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporting.. .

Under $1 ,000 farms reporting . . .

51,000 to 52,499 farms reporting...

52,500 to 54,999 farms reporting. . .

55,000 to 5?,999 farms reporting...

510,000 or more farms reporting . . .

Machine hire farms reporting. . .

dollars...

Under 5200 farms reporting. . .

S200 to 5099 Farms reporting . . .

51,000 or more farms reporting . . .

Hired labor. farms reporting. . .

dollars . . .

Under 5200 farms reporting . . .

5200 to S499 farms reporting...

5500 to 5999 farms reporting . . .

51,000 to 52,499 farms reporting . . .

52,500 to 54,999 farms reporting . . .

55,000 to 59,999 farms reporting . . .

510,000 to 519,999 farms reporting . . .

520,000 to 549,999 farms reporting . . .

550,000 or more farms reporting . . .

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting . . .

dollars...

Under 5100. farms reporting . . .

5100 to 5199 farms reporting...

5500 to 5999 farms reporting . . .

S1.000 or more farms rerorti ng . . .

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel

and oil for the farm business farms reporting . . .

dollars . . .

Under 510(1 farms reporting. . .

5100 to 5199 farms reporting.. .

5500 to 5999 farms reporting. . .

51,000 to 54,999 farms reporting. . .

55,000 or more farms reporting . . .

See footnotes at end of table.

19,4a

1,104,895

249,807

19,379

244,447

439

5,360

5,474

163,664

5,442

34,220

2,110
50,486

2,100
10,016

14,625

430,507

14,573

84,540

378

2,417

7,033

141,356

7,002

26,404

193

2,688

768

2,421

12,201

316,194

12,154

86,846

2,478

8,044

235,949

250,972

24,952
19,535
62,088,674
2,929
8,225
2,420
3,146.
2,815

12,670

24,066,741

8,781

1,670

1,054

694

471

12,204

3,233,937

6,906

4,903

395

13,794

26,921,164

4,091

2,471

1,548

2,878

1,626

776

264

13,530

,644,959

6,019

5,869

24,276
10,687,538
7,996
9,233
4,083
2,900
64

13,920

1,033,650

233,383

13,898

228,137

389

5,246

4,530

151,779

4,498

31,794

1,818
47,726
1,808
9,260

11,274

402,704

11,242

78,944

333

2,322

6,163

134,280

6,137

25,025

2,477

554

2,267

9,226

294,684

9,184

80,847

2,469

6,598

217,139

228,781

15,979

13,123

59,258,746

1,214

4,035

2,050

3,036

2,788

9,189

23,243,857

5,495

1,498

1,039

686

471

394

11,322

25,219,664

2,491

1,971

1,383

2,728

1,596

770

253

9,904

4,375,171

3,053

5,278

15,778
9,822,833
2,095
6,883
3,863
2,875
62

1,843
251,482
56,659
1,837
55,603
130
1,056

1,649

105,278

1,633

21,474

1,132
59,464

1,121
16,265

1,170
54,983
57,266

2,142

1,972

16,753,569

MARYLAND 35

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data ire based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

Economic class— Continued

Commercial farms-Continued

Part-retirement

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME

Dry materials. . .
Liquid materials

Dryn

Liquid materials '. .

Other pasture (not cropland)

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Wheat

Dry materials.

Liquid materials

Irish potatoes

Dry materials

Liquid materials

All other crops

Dry materials

Liquid materials

Lime or liming materials used during t

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures

Feed for livestock and poultry

Under $100.

$100 to $999

$1,000 to $1.999

$2,000 to $4.999

$5,000 or more

Purchase of livestock and poultry •

Under $1,000

$1,000 to $2.499

$2,500 to $4,999

$5,000 to $9,999

$10,000 or more

Machine hire

Under $200

$200 to $999 -

$1,000 or more.

Hired labor.

Under $200

$200 to $499

$500 to $999

$1,000 to $2,499

$2,500 to $4,999

$5,000 to $9,999

$10,000 to $19,999

$20,000 to $49,999

$50,000 or more

Seeds, bulbs, planLs, and trees

Under $100.

$100 to $499

$500 to $999

$1,000 or more.

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business

Under $100

$100 to $499

$500 to $999

$1,000 to $4,999

$5,000 or more.

See footnotes at end of table.

9 ro|,,rtiny
s reporting

a reporting
s reporting

s reporting
a reporting
s reporting
s reporting
5 reporting
s reporting
s reporting
= reporting

9 reporting
3 reporting
5 reporting
s reporting
3 reporting
s reporting

s reporting,
3 reporting.

5 reporting,
s reporting.

3 reporting.
3 reporting.

dollar

s reporting.
5 reporting..
s reporting.
3 reporting.
3 reporting.,
s reporting,
dollars .
s reporting.

s reporting.
3 reporting.

dollar
3 reporting.
s repurting.
s reporting.
s repining.
3 reporting.
3 reporting,
s reporting .
s reporting.
3 reporting .

dollars.
s reporting.
s reporting.
3 reporting,
s reporting.

3 reporting.

dollar
3 reporting,
3 reporting.
9 reporting.
3 reporting.
3 reporting..

3,681

182,513

38,988

3,676

38,801

187

19,030

950

3,964

3,076
76,506

3,076
14,459

1,663
26,649
1,668
4,855

2,574
54,318

2,569
14,337

1,699
38,111
40,654

4,064

3,253

5,442,485

2,206

2, 990, 380

1,600

2,487

655,550

1,300

1,132

3,113
97,902
21,987
3,113
21,968
10
19

2,307
40,205
2,307
7,463

1,030
13,140
1,025

2,151
28,777
2,146
8,343

1,060
19,670
20,580

3,535

2,693

2,318,995

1,752

1,206,147

1,486

1,943

441,638

1,081

1,913

283,840
1,076

3,860

1,610

46,260

19,135

10,741

4,210

3,840

1,610

10,667

4,175

2,270
17,420
2,250
3,533

2,100
14, 530
2,095
3,918

1,040
13,035
16,175

6,310

4,450

1,502,380

1,120

3,045

230

2,410

609,370

2,255

2,355

247,500

1,995

1,700

516,580

1,065

2,585

188,875
2,105

6,145

577,565

4,315

1,665

1,060
8,370
1,060
1,690

2,631

1,935

728,180

1,045

174,445

1,020

1 2,321

230,765

L,581

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See toxtj

(For definitions and explai

Economic class

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, dollars..

average per farm, dollars . .
All crops sold dollars . .

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollars . .

Vegetables sold dollars . .

Fruits and nuts sold dollars . .

Forest products and horticultural specialty products sold dollars . .

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars , .

Poultry and poultry products sold dollars . .

Dairy products sold dollars . .

Livestock and livestock products, other
than poultry and dairy, sold dollars . .

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and Calves farms reporting..

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting . .

Milk cows farms reporting. .

number . .

Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting..

Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves.., farms reporting..

number..

Farms reporting by number on band:
Cattle and calves-
cad farms reporting . .

) 4 head farms reporting..

j 9 head farms reporting..

to 19 head. farms reporting. .

to 49 head farms reporting . .

to 99 head farms reporting . .

I to 499 head farms reporting..

500 or more hend farms reporting..

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

i farms reporting . .

head farms reporting . .

19 head, farms reporting . .

29 head farms reporting . .

10 to 49 head farms reporting . .

50 to 74 head. farms reporting . .

5 to 99 head farms reporting . .

233,353,763
9,294

77,239,824
51,430,751
10,419,974
4,373,523
11,015,576
156,113,939
56,415,626
63,625,107

36,073,206

15,853
482,478

13,942
248,526

11,323
199,455

12,388
151,859

11,217

82,093

2,473
2,519
2,379

2,219
4,811
2,002

224,435,215
14,046
72,903,046
48,113,044
9,977,977
4,184,028
10,627,997
151,532,169
55,480,290
62,875,450

33,176,429

11,096

442,625

10,210

233,362

8,662

191,988

9,066

137,244

8,415

72,019

2,626
1,732
1,852
1,965

62,854,292

74,208
18,809,182
5,381,693
4,596,076
3,004,633
5,826,780
44,045,110
27,590,590
8,840,187

7,614,333

60,736

368

26,668

16,601

354

17,467

59,217,105

27,646

15,502,612

10,850,672

2,252,289
407,443

1,992,208
43,714,493
15,357,222
20,598,957

7,758,314

1,481
104,237

1,350
59,139

1,210
53,754

1,288
33,167

1,176
11,931

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting.,

3 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 head, farms reporting . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting.,

■u head farms reporting . .

more head farms reporting . .

Horses and/or mules farms reporting..

number . .
HogS and pigs forms reporting . ,

number . .
Bom since June 1 farms reporting. .

Bom before June 1 farms reporting..

iheep and lambs farms

Lambs under 1 year old farms

Sheep 1 year old and over farms

Rams and wethers farms

rrpirlHlll.

reporting,
number.

2,203

3,738

1,285

1,476

1,748

610

160

103

5,604
16,110
11,289
221,343
6,758
135,280
9,451
86,063

913
8,197
1,323

33,232
1,303

30,892
1,057
2,340

1,073

2,258

1,250

1,476

1,736

610

159

100

3,53E
10, 9T.

7,52J
185,954

4,71.2
116,433

13,784

166

3,307

Chickens 4 months old and over farms r

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms r

) and lambs sold alive farms reporting.

dollars .

Milk and cream sold 1 farms

Chickens including broilers sold forms

Chicken eggs sold farms

See footnotes at end of table.

dollars.

13,588

237,494

27,068,383

6,698

222,466

7,118,912

1,101

30,448

426,272

6,980

1,423,492,717

63,625,107

6,776

47,625,396

7,478

19,526,347

7,224,751

10,116
221,626

2 i, 308, 518
4,9

6,224

1,403,126,044

62,875,450

5,311

47,451,866

5,068

17,589,082

6,507,962

1,416

56,398

5,920,495

685

46,847

1,499,104

1,058
443,982,109
20,598,957

MARYLAND

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

[Data are boscwl on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

-Continued

Commercial farms-Continued

Part-retirement

ESTIMATF.D VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm products sold total, dollars . ,

average per farm, dollars.,

All crops sold dollars.,

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold ....dollars.,

Vegetables sold dollars . ,

Fruits and nuts sold dollars . ,

Forest products and horticultural specially products sold dollars..

\ll livestocli Hi.) livestock products sold dollars.,

Poultry and poultry products sold dollars..

Dairy products sold dollars . ,

Livestock and livestock products, other
than poultry and dairy, sold dollars . ,

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and Calves farms reporting. ,

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting. ,

number..

Milk cows farms reporting.,

number, ,

Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting ,,

Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves farms reporting.,

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms reporting . .

2 to 4 head farms reporting . .

5 to heart farms reporting . .

10 to 19 head farms reporting . .

20 to -19 head farms reporting..

50 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 to 499 head farms reporting . .

500 or more head farms reporting..

Cows including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting . .

2 to 9 head farms reporting . .

10 to 19 head farms reporting. .

20 to 29 head farms reporting.,

30 to 49 head farms reporti ng . .

50 to 74 head farms reporting , .

75 to 99 head farms reporting . .

100 or more head farms reporting. .

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporti ng . .

2 to 9 head farms reporting,.

10 to 19 head farms reporting . ,

26 to 29 head farms reporting . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting . .

50 to 74 head. farms reporting..

75 to 99 head farms reporting . .

100 or more head farms reporting . .

Horses and/Of mules farms reporting. .

number..

Hogs and pigs farms reporting.,

number..
Bom since June 1 farms reporting. ,

Bom before June 1 farms reporting. .

Sheep and lambs farms reporting.,

number. ,
Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting. .

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting. .

F.wes farms reporting . ,

Rams and wethers farms reporting..

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting . .

number.,

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting.,

dollars .

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting .

number.,
dollars . .

Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting . ,

dollars.
Milk and cream sold 1 farms reporting .

dollars.
Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting .

dollars.
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting.

dollars.
See footnotes at end of table.

30,101,275

7,407

13,213,408

11,246,380

902,725

288,315

775,988

16,887,867

3,209,358

7,935,515

5,742,994

2,979
82,902

2,759
42,652

2,325
32,000

25,359
2,198
14,891

6,756

166

6,474

2,684

37,913

4,066,435

1,361

46,500

1,488,000

151

1,580

188,388,418

7,935,515

1,210
1,709,256

1,395
3,526,395
1,304,767

13,204,443

3,735

6,925,963

5,939,267

455,040

88,138

443,518

6,278,480

1,382,563

1,589,215

3.306,702

2,313
43,938
2,048

19,716
1,561
10,586

1,752
14,622
1,743
9,600

2,078

1,880

2,046

1,777

43,985

28,732

1,341

1,085

26,274

17,525

1,746

1,537

17,711

11,207

2,003

20,136

2,318,270

1,071

25,750

824,000

200

558,105

1,165

2,099,765

776,913

1,935,886
1,400
1,122,004
915,9*6
109,660
26,674
69,724
813,882
221,723
147,285

444,874

1,425

1,315

5,378,556

841

2,775,670

2,186,416

263,505
66,970

258,779
2,602,886

399,090

204,200

1,999,5%

3,350
27,200
2,540
9,420
1,740
4,060
2,460
10,465
2,095
7,315

1,315
3,805
2,700

23,610
1,470

13,130
2,155

10,480

340

2,465

10,415

1,229,055

1,415

19,050

609,600

265

63,686

1,245

871,110

322,309

2,490,843

924

1,361,453

1,018,072

138,200

78,123

127,058

1,129 390

386,204

91,685

651,501

1,380
9,245
1,170
3,970

3,165

685

2,110

1,325
1,045
8,535

695

53,352

1/150

873,335

323,137

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

(Data are based on reports for only ft sample of farms. See text J

Commercial farms

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Continued

Litters farrowed December 1. 1958, to

November 30. 1959 farms reporting.

number of litters.

1 or 2 litters fftrms reporting.

3 to litters farms reporting.

10 to 19 htUTS farms reporting.

20 to 39 litters farms reporting.

40 to 69 litters terms reporting.

70 or more litters farms reporting.

a November 30 farms reporting.

December 1 to June 1 .

r of lit

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Com for all purposes farms reporting.

■; reporting'.
* reportm^.

s reporting,
s reporting.
3 reporting.

25 to 49 a
50 to 74 a
75 to 99 a

bushels.
.Wheat harvested farms reporting .

bushels .

Sales farms reporting .

bushels.
Oats harvested for grain farms reporting.

bushels .

Sales farms reporting .

bushels.
Barley harvested farms reporting.

bushels.

Sales farms reporting.

bushels.

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting.

bushels.

Sales farms reporting..

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting..

Sales farms reporting .

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting.

Other hay cut farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

tons, green weight.
Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting.

bushels .
Tobacco harvested farms reporting.

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards , groves , vineyards , and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

5,498
37,928
2,079
2,325

1,749
27,549

36,412

1,466
28,969
166,145

4,330

3,241

680,894

4,230

39,082

32,682,303

3,973
32,351
1,224
1,735

4,751

3,476

19,527

16,657

4,066

3,081

13,401

15,694

16,904

12,502

464,014

429,975

6,645

3,095

4,462

3,787

3,384

3,238

1,117

1,101

527

519

769

762

16,052

11,820

398,705

367,123

21,581,549

20,189,642

8,030

6,304

12,034,593

11,431,912

8,197

7,166

154,090

146,468

3,801,705

3,629,025

7,015

6,290

3,326,681

3,196,335

5,172

4,247

53,427

47,785

2,219,548

2,028,738

607

467

162,005

138,375

5,307

4,752

73,010

68,770

2,675,763

2,549,641

1,440

1,279

842,870

797,643

4,420

3,482

183,826

169,494

4,295,090

4,001,008

420,055

375,215

4,808

4,091

109,561

102,553

294,003

260,809

515

385

16,216

14,751

9,653

7,272

205,398

178,305

334,702

297,058

1,237

607

25,746

20,801

3,198

2,707

43,149

39,554

61,796

57,339

1,167
22,585
30,739

1,398
27,672
160,698

2,786

2,837

624,453

3,009
35,031

30,073,128

1,646

91,565

5,236,438

1,030
32,796
835,643

1,005
33,537
57,717

3,971,825

517
2,252,289

includes milk equivalent of cream and butterfat sold,
less than 20 trees and grapevines.

2 Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested. 3 Does not include data for fa

MARYLAND 39

State Table 17.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

| Data are based on reports for only a sample of faint*. Sec text |

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODI ICTS-Conlinued

Litters (arrowed December 1, 1958. to

November 30. 1959 farms reporting .

number of litters..

1 or 2 litters farms retiortinp.

n to 9 litters farms reporting. .

10 to 19 litters farms reporting. ,

20 to 19 litters farms reporting. ,

*0 to R9 litters farms reporting. ,

70 or more litters farms reporting..

June 2 to November 30 farms reporting. ,

number of litters..
December 1 to June 1 farms retorting. .

SPECIFIED (.Til IPS II \K\ EKTF.D

Com for all

Under 11

50 to 74 acres .
75 to 99 acres ,

v reporting,
s reporting.
s reporting.
s reporting. ,
s reporting. ,
s reporting. ,

bushels

Sales farms reporting.

bushels
Wheat harvested farms reporting.

bushels.

Sales farms reporting.

bushels.
Oats harvested for grain farms reporting.

bushels.

Sales farms reporting .

bushels.
Barley harvested farms reporting.

bushels.

Sales farms reporting.

bushels.
Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting.

bushels .

Sales farms reporting .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting.

reporting.

Sales

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting.

Other hay cut farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting .

tons, green weight.

bushels.
Tobacco harvested farms reporting.

.farms reporting.

Economic class-Continued

Commercial farms-Conlinuod

3,128

71,231

3,610,800

1,636

1,840,455

1,918
29,282
690,531

1,657
587,356

1,197

11,829

481,645

131

31,275

1,195

11,975

405,600

290

106,290

1,056

12,682

10,836,550

2,693
44,524
1,201

2,563

41,179

1,954,705

1,391

897,300

1,295

15,230

336,120

1,050

267,070

725

1,348
23,890
34,780

1,046

7,605

i,003,675

18,465

3,200

2,985
21,350
2,440

2,870

20,130

854,535

1,135

351,540

625

1,615
18,075
26,080

1,395
10,435
1,110

1,340

9,935

460,950

40 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

Part 1 of 6.— Cash-grain farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of forms. See text]

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number.;

Percent distribution percent. .

Land in farms acres . ,

Percent distribution percent . .

Aver ape size of farm acres . ,

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm .dollars .

Average per aero dollars..

1 to 9 acres farms reporting..

10 to 19 acres farms reporting..

20 to 29 acres farms reporting..

30 to 49 Bcres farms reporting..

50 to 99 acres farms reporting.,

100 to 199 acres farms reporting..

200 to 499 acres farms reporting.,

500 to 999 acres farms reporting.

1,000 or more acres farms reporting. .

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting.

Cropland not harvested and not pastured, farms reporting.

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting.

Woodland pastured farms reporti

Woodland not pastured farms report]

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporti

Improved pasture farms report:

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting..

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting..

d for grain or row

farms reporting.

l crop and pasture land farms reportin

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number. .

Under 25 years number..

35 to 44 years number .

45 to 54 years number.

55 to 64 years number.

65 or more years number.

Average age years .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators

1 to 99 days operators

100 to 199 days operators

200 or more days operators

With other members of family working off farm operators

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural products sold operators

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators

With other members of family working off farm operators

With income from sources other than

farm operated operators

With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators

reporting.

reporting,
reporting.

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 a
10to49 ac
50 to 69 a.
70 to 99 a<

220IO
260 to
500 to

259
499
999

1,000
2,000

tol,

15,979

2,920,017
182.7

14,719

1,363,096

1,051

1,237

1,123

2,308

4,535

3,131

1,164

147

7,287
252,017
4,964
139,516
1,665
39,962
3,931
99,554

3,302
97,028
10,614
625,091
6,370
294,602
2,580
106, 563

466

15,803
206
1,603
3,796
4,446
3,795
1,957
49.9

5,433
2,507

2,677
2,341

10,546
1,824

996
1,993
1,066
1,696
2,435
2,059

1,507
1,046
2,347

1,740
100.0
486,900
100.0
279.8

106,420

a. 9

618.7

23.2

151,379

31.1

375.6

4,875

114

5,443

24.5

100,028

20.5

234.8

4,675

150

4,271

27.6

72, 635

14.9

151.3

170
5,460

15
1,115

15
1,020

See boUiotes at end of table.

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 1 of 6.-Cash-grain farms

|Dola are based on report* for only a sample of farms. See tout j

(For definitions and eXpUl

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All farm operators:

Full owners nuii.hcr..

Part owners number. .

All ien«m- number..

Cash tenants number..

Lives Cock- share tenants number..

Croppers number..

Other and unspecified tenants number..

White farm operators:

Full owners number..

Part owners number . .

All tenants number..

Croppers number. .

Nonwhite farm operators:

Full owners number. ,

Part owners number..

Al I tenants number . .

Croppers number . .

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD
Gram combines farms reporting. ■

Com pickers , farms reporting . .

number..
Pick-up balers farms reporting . .

Field forage harvesters farms reporting. .

Motortrucks farms reporting . .

Tractors farms reporting..

Tractors other than garden farms reporting..

1 tractor farms reporting. ,

2 tractor 1 ! forms reporting..

3 tractors farms reporting..

4 tractors .farms reporting. .

5 or more tractors farms reporting..

Wheel tractors farms reporting. t

Crawler Jractors farms reporting..

Garden tractors farms reporting. ,

number . .

Automobiles farms reporting..

Automobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting.,

Telephone farms reporting.,

Home freezer farms reporting . ,

Milking machine farms reporting..

Electric milk cooler farms reporting. ,

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops) farms reporting .

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting. ,

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting . .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting..

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting. ,

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting..

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting..

1 mile farms reporting ..

2 or 3 miles farms reporting..

4 miles farms reporting .

5 or more miles farms reporting.

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers farms reporting . .

Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting . .

persons . .

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting.

2 hired workers farms reporting ,

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting.

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers farms reporting.

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting.,

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting. ,

Operators not reporting residence number .

See footnotes at end of table.

9,263
3,281
3,135

9,002
3,146
2,740

5,293
5,950
6,048

2,365
2,567
11,501
16,613

14,296
33,671
14,006
29,984
4,884
5,229
2,423
858
612

14,039
18,867
15,245

13,228
10,954
5,411

11,132
2,103
2,553
1,624

1,635
4,195
1,634

13,996

889

1,094

42 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 1 of 6.-Cash-grain farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See texlj

(For definitions and explai

J text)

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing

materials used during the year. farms reporting

acres on which used

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Corn farms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Wheat farms reporting

Dry materials . farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Irish potatoes farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

All other crops farms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Lime or liming materials used during the year fanns reporting

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms reporting.

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting.

dollars.

Under 5100 farms reporting.

S100 toS909 farms reporting.

51,000 to 51,999 farms reportinfl.

52,000 to $4,999 farms reporting .

55,000 or more farms reporting.

Purchase of livestock and poultrv farms reporting.

dollars.

I nder «1,000 farms reporting.

S1.000 to 52,499 farms reporting,

52,500 to 54,999 fnrms reporting,

55,000 to $9,999 farms reporting,

$10,000 or more farms reporting.

Machine hire farms reporting,

dollars,

Under 5200 farms reporting,

S200 to 5999 farms reporting,

SI ,000 or more farms reporting.

Hired labor farms reporting,

dollars,

Under 5200 farms reporting ,

$200 to 5190 farms reporting,

5500 to 5999 farms reporting ,

51,000 to $2,499 farms reporting,

$2,500 to 54,999 farms reporting.

55,000 toS9,999 farms reporting,

$10,000 to 519,999 farms reporting,

520,000 to 549,999 farms reporting,

550,000 or more farms reporting ,

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting.

Under 5100 farms reporting

MOO to . 5199 farms reporting,

5500 to 5999 farms reporting,

51,000 or more farms reporting.

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel

and oil for the fanu business farms reporting

dollars

Under 5100 farms reporting

5100 to 5(99 farms reporting

S500 to $999 farms reporting

51,000 to 54,999 farms reporting

55,000 or more farms reporting.

13, 920

1,033,650

233,383

13,398

228,137

389

5,246

4,530

151,779

4,498

31,794

1,818
47,726
1,808
9,260

11,274

402,704

11,242

78,944

333

2,322

6,163

134,280

6,137

25,025

184

9,226

294,684

9,184

80,847

2,469

6,598

a7,139

228,781

15,979

13,123

59,258,746

1,214

4,035

2,050

3,036

2,788

9,189

23,243,857

5,495

1,498

1,039

686

471

8,901

2,882,677

4,086

4,421

394

11,322

25,219,664

2,491

1,971

1,383

2,728

1,596

770

253

1,707
240, 349
48,313
1,706
47,293
151
1,020

1,569

115,854

1,563

24,446

1,164
81,295

1,158
14,772

9,904

1,203

4,375,171

457,733

3,053

346

5,278

593

913

160

660

104

15,778

1,725

9,822,833

1,484,728

2,095

106

6,883

649

3,863

428

2,875

532

8,067

1,989

17,397

116

2,633

9,830

310

2,160

See footnotes at end of table.

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 1 of 6. -Cash-grain farms

[P*u are baaed on reports for only a simple of farms. Soe text J

(For definitions and emanations, sop text)

Economic class

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BV SOURCE

All Ian products sold total, dollars.'

average per farm, dollars.
All crops sold dollars.

Fiold crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold. . . . .dollars .

Vegetables sold. dollars.

Fruits and nuts sold dollars.

Forest products and horticultural spocially products sold dollars.

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars.

Poultry and poultry products sold. dollars .

Dairy products sold dollars.

Livestock and livestock products,

other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars.

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and Calves farms reporting.

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting..

Milk cows farms reporting.,

number..
Heifers. and heifer calves farms reporting..

Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves farms reporting. .

Farms reporting bv number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head , farms reporting.,

2 to 4 head farms reporting..

5 to 9 head farms reporting . ,

10 to 19 head farms reporting. ,

20 to 49 head farms reporting,,

50 to 99 head farms reporting.,

100 to 499 head farms reporting..

500 or more head farms reporting..

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting..

10 to 19 head farms reporting . .

20 to 29 head farms reporting..

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting . .

75 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 or more head farms reporting..

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting. .

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 head farms reporting..

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting..

75 to 99 head farms reporting. .

100 or more head farms reporting. .

Horses and/Of mtlles farms reporting..

Hogs and pip farms reporting..

Bom since June 1 farms reporting. .

Bom before June 1 Farms reporting..

Sheep and lambs farms reporting . .

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting. .

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting. .

number..
Ewes farms reporting. .

number..
Rams and wethers farms reporting . .

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting..

number..

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting . .

number..

dollars..
rings and pigs sold alive farms reporting. .

number..

dollars..
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting..

dollars..
Milk and cream sold 1 farms reporting. .

Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting..

dollars..
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting. .

224,435,215
14,046
72,903,046
48,113,044
9,977,977
4,184,026
10,627,997
151,532,169
55,480,290
62,875,450

33,176,429

11,096
442,625

10,210

233,362

8,662

191,988

9,066

137,244

8,415

72,019

1,069
1,454
4,049
2,355

2,626
1,732
1,852
1,965

1,073
2,258
1,250

100

3,538
10,971
7,523
185,954
4,762
116,453
6,416
69,501

907

.Inllai

10,116

221,626

25,308,518

4,807

193,791

6,201,312

725

6,224

1,403,126,044

62,875,450

5,311

47,451,866

5,068

17,589,082

6,507,962

17,581,200

10,104

15,004,969

13,518,629

955,248

33,008

498,084

2,576,231

306,668

1,161,708

1,107,855

1,481,942

54,887

1,199,789

1,037,039

114,741

15,609

32,400

282,153

2,140

177,646

102,367

5,060,581

29,422

4,118,452

3,721,496

213,187

183,769
942,129
116,201
602,557

5,646,670
14,012
4,952,095
4,538,113
325,280
15,207
73,495
694,575
101,997
262,495

330,083

1,889

109

1,058

3,297,170

7,740

2,881,451

2,491,898

190,230

1,183

198,140

415,719

48,448

90,115

277,156

1,787,283

3,724

1,577,739

1,472,066

95,880

928

8,865

209,544

30,003

27,960

70
160
200

2,780
120

1,660
170

1,120

25
645

See footnotes at end of table.

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY
ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 1 of 6.-Cash-grain farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]]

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Continued

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959. . . .farms reporting

number of litters
s reporting

10 to 19 litters...
20 to 39 litters. . ,
40 to 69 litters. . .
70 or more litters,
June 2 to November

i reporting
s reporting
s reporting

reporting
reporting

number of litters
December 1 to June 1 farms reporting

number of litters

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Com for all purposes farms reporting

h reporting
9 reporting
s reporting

s reporting
s reporting

Harvested for grain .

bushels
Sales farms reporting

Wheat harvested farms reporting.

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Oats harvested for grain farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels
Barley harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels
Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting

bushels
Hay crops:

Land from which hay was cut acres

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

. farms reporting

tons, green weight

bushels
Tobacco harvested farms reporting

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

3,973
32, 351
1,224
1,735

3,476

354

16,657

1,684

3,081

292

15,694

1,452

12,502

1,624

429,975

117,425

3,095

145

3,787

271

3,238

419

1,101

226

519

176

762

387

11,820

1,624

367,123

115,772

20,189,642

6,482,872

6,304

1,563

11,431,912

5,461,785

7,166

1,024

146,468

34,793

3,629,025

921,651

6,290

994

3,196,335

874,649

4,247

246

47,785

2,315

2,028,738

81,525

467

138,375

27,310

4,752

626

68,770

14,131

2,549,641

538,970

1,279

422

797,643

390,630

3,482

1,323

169,494

96,656

4,001,008

2,362,659

4,091

102,553

1,005

280,809

2,811

385

14,751

155

7,272

456

178,305

8,734

297,058

14,990

807

106

20,801

2,170.

2,707

415

39,554

6,678

57,339

9,500

1,167
22,585
30,739

a, 870

9,030

18,015

7,830

11,520

3,190

and butterfat sold. 2 Doee not include

eage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

Does not include data for farms with

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUSOF 1959

Part 2 of 6.-Tobacco farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farm9. See text J

(For definitions and explanations,

a text)

FARMS, ACREAGE. AND VALUE

Farms number . i

Percent distribution percent.

Land in farms acres. .

Percent di stnbulion percent .

Average sue of farm acre,*)..

Value of land and buildings

\vetage per form dollars .

Average per acre dollars . .

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting..

1 to 9 acres farms report „.

10 to 19 acres farms reporting..

20 to 29 acres farms reporting . .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting. .

SO to 99 acres farms reporting. .

100 to 199 acres forms reporting . .

200 to 499 acres farms reporting..

500 to 999 acres forms reporting . .

1,000 or more acres farms reporting . .

Cropland used only Tor pasture forms reporUng. .

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting. .

Soil-improvement grosses and legumes farms reporting . .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting. .

Woodland pastured forms reporti ng . .

Woodland not pastured forms reporting. .

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting. .

Improved pasture farms reporting. .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting..

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting..

Cropland used for groin or row
crops formed on the contour farms reporting. .

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting. .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms report) ng . .

FARM OPERATORS BY ACE

Operators reporting age number . .

Under 25 years number . .

25 to 34 years number . .

35 to 44 years number . .

45 to 54 years number..

55 to 64 years number. .

65 or more years number. .

Average age years . .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off Uieir farms, total operators reporting. .

1 to 99 doys operators reporting. .

100 to 199 doys operators reporting . .

200 or more days operators reporting . .

With other members of family working off form operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm

operated and ofT-farm work operators reporting . .

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural products sold operators reporting. .

Operators not working off their forms or not

reporting OS to work off their forms operators reporting. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than

farm operated operators reporting. .

With other income of family exceeding value
or agricultural products sold operators reportjng. .

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number . .

10 to 49 acres number . .

50 to 69 acres number . .

70 to 99 acres number . .

100 to 139 acres number . .

140 to 179 acres number . .

180 u i 21fl acres number..

220 to 259 acres number..

260 to 499 acres number..

500 to 999 acres number..

2,000 or more acres number . .

See footnotes at end of table.

15,979
2,920, 047

XXX

182.7

14,719

1,363,096

1,051

1,237

1,123

2,308

4,535

3,131

1,164

147

7,287
252,017
4,964
139,516
1,665
39,962
3,931
99,554

3,302
97,028
10,614
625,091
6,370
294,602
2,580
106,563

466

15,803
206
1,603
3,796
4,446
3,795
1,957
49.9

2,677
2,341

996
1,993
1,066
1,696
2,435
2,059

1,507
1,046
2,347

2,750
100.0
345,643
100.0
125.7

1,086
24,699

1,539

41,631

766

12,825

1,149
28,806

13,491

1,889

130,8*9

37,680
10.9
454.0

12.8

71,960

20.8

205.0

1,001
36.4

132,750

36.0

83,960

24.3

84.7

46 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 2 of 6.-Tobacco farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All farm operators:

Full owners number...

Part owners number . . .

All tenant number...

Cash tenants number. . .

Share-each tenants number...

Crop-share tenants number. . .

Livestock- share tenants number. . .

Croppers number...

Other and unspecified tenants number. . .

White farm operators:

Full owners number . . .

Part owners number . . .

All tenants number. . .

Cropper? number. . .

Nonwhite farm operators:

Full owners number . . .

Part owners number. . .

All tenants number . . .

Croppers number...

SPECTFTED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD
Grain combines farms reporting . . .

Com pickers farms reportinc;. . ,

number..,
Pick-up balers farms reporting. . .

Field forage harvesters farms reporting..,

Motortrucks. farms reporting. .

number..

Tractors farms reporting . .

number..

Tractors other than garden farms reporting..

number..

1 tractor farms reporting . .

2 tractors farms reporting..

3 tractors farms reporting. .

4 tractors farms reporting..

5 or more tractors farms reporting. .

Wheel tractors farms ronorting . .

Crawler tractors fanns reporting, .

Garden tractors farms reporting . .

number..

Automobiles farms reporting . .

number..
Automobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting..

Telephone farms reporting. .

Home freezer farms reporting. .

Milking machine farms reporting . .

Electric milk cooler farms reporting. .

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops). farms reporting. .

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, nr blower farms reporting. .

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting..

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting. .

Dirt or unimproved. farms reporting . .

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting..

1 or more miles to a hard surface road. farms reporting..

1 mile farms reporting . .

2 or 3 miles farms reporting..

4 miles farms reporting..

5 or more miles farms reporting..

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers '«"» reporting . .

Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting..

persons..

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting . .

2 hired workers farms reporting..

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting. .

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting..

10 or more hired workers farms reporting . ,

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting..

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting . .

Operators not reporting residence number. .

See footnotes at end of table.

9,263
3,281
3,135

9,002
3,146
2,740

11,132
2,103
2,553
1,624

13,996

889

1,094

5,184

487

5,450

490

5,080

453

5,293

464

5,950

397

6,048

404

2,365

2,567

11,501

1,400

16,613

1,840

1/1,296

2,430

33,671

4,724

U,006

2,405

29,984
4,884

4,517
1,096

5,229

862

2,423

260

858

121

612

13,930

2,375

29,186

4,324

704

178

798

193

3,405

167

3,687

207

14,039
18,867
15,245

2,334
3,374
2,490

13,228

1,697

10,954
5,411

1,483
20

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 2 of 6. -Tobacco farms

| Data are based on report* for only a sample of farm*. See text ]

(For

Kpl«l

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer ami fortilmni:

matt-rials used during the venr farms reporting

acres on which used

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Crop? on which used-

tla\ and cropland pasture .farms reporting

Dp. materials .farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Corn , .farms rf porting

Pry materials farms reporting

Liquid materinls farms reporting

Wheat farms rciKcting

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Irish potatoes fam.s reporting

Dry materials forms reporting

Liquid materials fam,- reporting

All other crops farms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials .farms reporting

Lime or liming materials usi-d dunm: tlic year.... ...farms reporting

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the folio" inr -piTified exp^ndi lures farms reporting

Feed for livestock and noullrv farms reporting

dollars

I nder 5100 farms reporti ng

5100 to 5999 farms rpporting

51,000 to 51,999 farms reporting

52,000 to 54,999 farms reporting

55,000 or more farms reporting

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reporlini;

dollars

Under *1,000 ....'....:....... farms reporting

51,000 to 52,499 farms reporting

52,501) to <4 ,999 farms reporti ng

«5,000 to $9,999 fam.s reporting

*10,000 or nore farms reporting

Machine hire ..farms reporting

Under #200 farms reporting

>200 to 5990 farms reporting

- i ,i." ■" or more farma reporting

Hired labor farms reporting

dollars

Under 5200 farms reporting

5200 to 5409 farms reporting

5500 to 5999 farms reporting

51,000 to 52,499 farms reporting

$2,500 to 51,990 farms reporting

55,000 to 59,999 farms reporting.

510,000 to $19,909 farms reporting.

520,000 to =49,999 farms reporting

550,000 or more '. farms rcportinp

Seeds, bulbs, plant-, and trees farms reporting

s lixi lo $190 farms reporting

Rl,00fl or litin- farms reporting

Gasoline nnd olher petroleum fuel

ami oil for the fan.i business farms reporting

dollars

I nder flOO , farms reporting

5100 to *499 ; farms reporting

$ii00 to STI0 farms reporting

51,1100 to 5l,9nn farms reporting

13,920

2,670

1,033,650

79,554

233,383

26,860

13,898

2,670

228,137

26,840

389

5,246

4,530

212

151,779

4,369

333
2,322

6,163

134,280

6,137

25,025

184

2,477

554

2,267

9,226

294,684

9,184

80,847

2,469

6,598

217,139

15,979

13,123

59,258,746

1,214

4,035

2,050

3,036

2,788

9,189

23,243,857

5,495

1,498

1,039

686

471

394

11,322

25,219,fa64

2,491

1,971

1,383

2,728

1,596

770

253

1,735
28,323
1,735
5,915

2,540
36,574

2,540
17,723

2,750

1,518

452,560

9,904

1,193

,375,171

160,165

3,053

731

5,278

419

913

660

15,778

2,675

,822,833

831,582

2,095

620

6,883

1,632

3,863

262

2,875

160

8,550

351

4,264

10,410

721

2,105

Soe foolnuLf.s al end of labk..

48 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 2 of 6.-Tobacco farms

[Data are based on reports Tor only a sample of farms. See text]

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, dollars.-..

average per farm, dollars . . .
All crops sold dollars . . .

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollars. ..

Vegetables sold dollars . . .

Fruits and nuta sold dollars . . .

Forest products and horticultural specialty products sold dollars . . .

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars...

Poultry and poultjy products sold dollars...

Dairy products sold dollars . . .

Livestock and livestock products,

other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars . . .

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and Calves farms reporting...

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting...

Milk cows farms reporting...

number...

Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting...

number...
Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves farms reporting...

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms reporting. . .

2 to 4 head farms reporting...

5 to 9 head farms reporting...

10 to 19 head farms reporting...

20 to 49 head farms reporting...

50 to 99 head farms reporting...

100 to 499 head farms reporting...

500 or more head farms reporting...

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting.. .

2 to 9 head farms reporting...

10 to 19 head farms reporting...

20 to 29 head farms reporting . . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting . . .

50 to 74 head farms reporting...

75 to 99 head farms reporting...

100 or more head farms reporting . . .

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting . . .

2 to 9 head farms roporting...

10 to 19 head farms reporting. . .

20 to 29 head farms reporting . . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting . . .

50 to 74 head farms reporting. . .

75 to 99 head farms reporting. ..

100 or more head farms reporting . . .

Horses and/01 mules farms reporting...

HogS and pigs farms reporting...

Bom since June 1 farms reporting...

Bom before June 1 farms reporting...

number...

Sheep and lambs farms reporting. . .

number...

Lambs under 1 yea? old farms reporting . . .

number

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting...

number

Ewes farms reporting . . .

number...
Rams and wethers farms reporting . . .

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting...

number . . .

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting...

dollars...
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting...

dollars...
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting. ..

dollars...

Milk and cream sold 1 farms reporting . . .

pounds

dollars...

Chickens including broilers sold farms roporting...

dollars...

Chicken eggs sold farms reporting...

.lolliu

224,435,215
14,046
72,903,046
48,113,044
9,977,977
4,184,028
10,627,977
151,532,169
55,480,290
62,875,450

33,176,429

11,096

4*2,625

10,210

233,362

8,662

191,988

9,066

137,244

8,415

72,019

1,069
1,454
4,049
2,355

2,626
1,732
1,852
1,965

1,073

2,258

1,250

1,476

1,736

610

159

100

3,538
10,971
7,523
185,954
4,762
116,453
6,416
69,501

907

10,116

221,626

25,308,518

4,807

193,791

6,201,312

725

6,224

1,403,126,044

62,875,450

5,311

47,451,866

5,068

17,589,082

6,507,962

18,314,408

6,660

16,979,522

16,846,191

34,550

3,601

95,180

1,334,886

181,821

42,097

1,110,968

1,478
16,804
1,383
8,147
1,019
2,754
923
4,363

1,330
1,594
16,701
750
8,864
1,412
7,837

1,003
6,356

735,101

456,683
50,743
375,977
373,800

2,256,003

27,181

2,047,466

2,037,251

1,455

8,760

208,537

19,437

4,559,402

12,990

4,132,516

4,107,678

23,250

798

790

426,886

44,989

14,055

6,844,873

6,838

6,404,013

6,358,159

44,934
440,860
88,972
24,110

2,585

4,877

5,580

261

581

1,204

2,389

2,835

186

440

139

544

1,355

176

406

739

1,082

1,625

246
398
611

6,345
326

3,219
531

3,126

2,217

2,187

253,980

210,270

146

246

3,355

3,605

107,360

115,360

246,240

765,816

14,055

24,110

115

5,958

10,616

105

215

105,490

203,855

39,031

75,426

3,657,881

3,691

3,490,986

3,447,739

11,300

428

31,519

166,895

25,382

3,160

See footnotes at end of table.

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY
ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 2 of 6. -Tobacco farms

| Data are based on report.** for only ft Bample of farms. See text |

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Conlinued

Litters fallowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959. . . .farms reportm

number of Inter

June 2 to November J

s r,.|«it1ir,,..
5 reporting .

* reporting .

* reporting .
s reportinr; .

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Com for all purposes farms reporting

Under 11 t
11 to 24 a
25 to 49 a
50 to 74 a
75 to 99 a
100 or mor

- r..|.-n i n f

- ri'iiirtinp
• ri'|Kirlin('
a r.'j.i.rlini'

Wheat harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels
Oats harvested for grain farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels
Barley harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels
Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

Clover, tijnothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting

spedeza cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

•farms reporting

tons, green weight
Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting

bushels
Tobacco harvested farms reporting

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporti:

3,973
32,351
1,224
1,735

3,476
16,657

3,081
15,694

12,502

429,975

3,095

3,787

3,238

1,101

519

762

11,820

367,123

20,189,642

6,304

11,431,912

7,166

146,468

3,629,025

6,290
3,196,335

4,247

138,375

4,752

68,770

2,549,641

1,279

797,643

3,482

169,494

4,001,008

4,091
102,553
280,809

7,272
178,305
297,058

2,707
39,554
57,339

1,167
22,585

30,739

1,398
27,672
160,698

2,786
2,837
624,453
3,009
35,031
30,073,128

2,787
9,977,977

2,090
32,028
1,121

2,020

30,472

1,278,231

1,140

651,491

891

1,005
10,578
14,553

2,750

32,519

27,992,393

31,756

25,576

1,001

12,365

10,583,050

1,350

1,000

i and butterfat sold. *Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harveste

elude data for farms with

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

Part 3 of 6.-Poultry farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample or farms. See text]

(For definitions and explai

»«)

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number, i

Percent distribution percent,.

Land in farms acres..

Percent distribution percent. .

Average size or farm acres..

Value of land and buildings:

\verage per farm dollars . .

Average per acre dollars. .

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting..

1 to 9 acres farms reporting..

10 to 19 acres farms reporting..

20 to 29 acres farms reporting..

30 to 49 acres farms reporting..

50 to 99 acres farms reporting. .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting . .

200 to 499 acres farms reporting. .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting..

1,000 or more acres farms reporting..

Cropland used only for pasture u . ■• .farms reporting . .

Cropland not harvested and not pastured. farms reporting . .

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting . .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting. .

Woodland pastured farms reporting . .

Woodland not pastured farms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting. .

Improved pasture farms reporting..

Iffigated land in farms farms reporting. .

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting..

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on the contour ." farms reporting. .

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting. .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting . .

FARM OPERATORS BY AQE

Operators reporting age number. .

Under 25 years number..

25 to 34 years number . .

35 to 44 years number. .

45 to 54 years number..

55 to 64 years number . .

65 or more years number..

Average age years . .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
working off their rarms, total operators reporting. .

1 to 99 days operators reporting..

100 to 199 days operators reporting..

200 or more days operators reporting. .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting . ,

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting . .

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural products sold operators reporting . .

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting..

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting..

With income from sources other than

farm operated operators reporting . .

With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting..

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number..

10 to 49 acres number . .

50 to 69 acres number..

70 to 99 acres number..

100 to 139 acres number..

140 to 179 acres number..

160 to 219 acres number.,

220 to 259 acres number.

260 to 499 acres number .

500 to 999 acres number..

1,000 to 1,999 acres number.

2,000 or more acres number . .

See footnotes at end of table.

15,979

2,920,047

182.7

14,719

1,363,096

1,051

1,237

1,123

2,303

4,535

3,131

1,164

147

7,287
252,017
4,964
139,516
1,665
39,962
3,931
99,554

3,302
97,028
10,614
625,091
6,370
294,602
2,580
106,563

466

15,803
206
1,603
3,796
4,446
3,795
1,957
49.9

2,677
2,341

1,696
2,435
2,059

1,507
1,046
2,347

2,142
100.0
146,338
100.0
68.3

4,001
1,202
47,483

17.6

39,565

27.0

105.2

12,808

1,252

25.7

42,558

29.1

77.2

23.1

33,340

22.8

67.4

1,135

1,035

290

170

10,945

4,460

2,340

920

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 3 of 6.-Poultry farms

[Data are baaed on reports for only a sample of farms. See te;LJ

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

All farm operators:

Full owners number..

Part owners number. .

All tenant* number..

Cash tenants number. .

Shore-cnsh tenants number . .

Crop-share tenants number . .

Livestock- share tenants.. number. .

Croppers number. .

Other arid unspecified tenants number, .

While farm operators:

Full owners number..

Part owners number . .

All tenants number. .

Croppers number. .

Nonwhile farm operators:

Full owners number. .

Part owners number..

Al I tenants , number . .

Croppers number. .

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines farms reporting..

number..
Com pickers farms reporting..

Pick-up balers farms reporting..

number. .

Field forage harvesters farms reporting..

Motortrucks farms reporting . .

Tractors farms reporting . .

number..

Tractors other than garden farms reporting. .

number..

1 tractor farms reporting . .

2 tractors forms reporting. .

3 tractors farms reporting. .

4 tractors farms reporting..

5 or more tractors farms reporting..

Wheel tractors farms reporting. .

number..
Crawler tractors farms reporting. .

Garden tractors farms reporting. .

Automobiles farms reporting..

Automobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting. .

Telephone farms reporting . .

Home freezer farms reporting . .

Milking machine farms reporting..

Electric milk cooler farms reporting..

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops) farms reporting. .

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower farms reporting..

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting . . .

Gravel, shell, or shalfl farms reporting. .

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting. . .

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting. . .

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting. ..

1 mile farms reporting . .

2 or 3 miles farms reporting...

4 miles farms reporting..

5 or more miles farms reporting.. .

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hired workers farms reporting...

persons . . .

Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting . . .

persons...

Farms reporting by nun-her of reeular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting. .,

2 hired workers farms renortmg. , ,

3 or 1 hired workers farms reporting. .,

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. .,

10 or more hired workers farms, reporting..!

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting . . .

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting. . .

Operators not reporting residence number...

See Footnotes at end of table.

9,263
3,281
3,135

5,184
5,450
5,080
5,293
5,950
6,048

2,365
2,567
11,501
16,613

14,296
33,671
14,006
29,984
4,884
5,229
2,423
858
612

14,039
18,867
15,245

13,228
10,954
5,411

11,132
2,103
2,553
1,624

1,363
2,263
1,239
1,901

1,835
2,161
1,991

13,996
889

1,094

52 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 3 of 6.-Poultry farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text J

(For

.xpl»m

3 text)

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME

Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing.

materials used during the year fBnr.s reporting. ..

acres on which used . . .

Dry materials farms reporting. . .

Liquid materials farms reporting. . .

Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting. . .

Dr\ materials farms reporting . . .

Liquid materials farms reporting. . .

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting...

Dry materials farms reporting...

Liquid materials farms reporting. ..

Com farms reporting. . .

Dry materials farms reporting. . .

Liquid materials farms reporting. . .

Wheat farms reporting...

Dry materials farms reporting. . .

Liquid materials farms reporting...

Irish potatoes farms reporting,. . .

Dry materials farms reporting...

Liquid materials farms reporting . . .

All other crops farms reporting. . .

Dry materials farms reporting...

Liquid materials farms reporting. ..

Lime or liming materials used dunni: the year farms reporting. . .

SPECIFIED F\HM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farms reporting..

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting. .

Under 5100 farms reporting. .

5100 to 5999 farms reporting . .

$1,000 to 51,999 farms reporting..

52,000 to 54,999 farms reporting . .

55,000 or more farms reporting. .

Purchase of livestock and poultry farms reportin.;. ,

dollars . .

Under 51,000 farms reporting. .

51,000 to 52,49!) farms reporting..

52,500 to 54,999 farms reporting..

55,000 to S9.999 farms reporting. .

510,000 or more farms reporting..

Machine hire farms reporting . .

dollars..

Under $200 farms reporting . .

$200 to 5999 farms reporting. .

51,000 or more forma reporting . .

Hired labor farms reporting. .

Under 5200 farms reporting. .

5200 to 5499 farms reporting..

S500 to 5999 farms reporting. .

51,000 to S2.499 farms reporting. .

52,500 to 51,999 farms reporting. .

55,000 to 59,999 farms reporting . .

S10.000 to 519,999 farms reporting. .

520,000 to 549,999 farms reporting..

550,000 or more farms reporting . .

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting. .

Under 5100 farms reporting. ,

5100 to 5499 farms reporting. ,

5500 to 5999 farms reporting..

51,000 or more farms reporting..

Gasoline nnd other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting..

Under i 100 farms reporting. .

5100 to 5199 farms reporting .

5500 to §999 farms reporting .

S1.U00 to 51,999 forms reporting.

55,000 or more farms reporting.

13,920

1,033,650

233,383

13,898

228,137

389

5,246

4,530

151,779

4,498

31,794

11,274

402,704

11,242

78,944

333

2,322

6,163

134,280

6,137

25,025

184

9,226

294,684

9,184

30,847

6,598
217,139
228,781

15,979

13,123

59,258,746

1,214

4,035

2,050

3,036

2,788

9,189

23,243,857

5,495

1,498

1,039

636

471

8,901

2,882,677

4,086

4,421

1,971
1,383
2,728
1,596

9,904

4,375,171

3,053

5,278

15,778
9,822,833
2,095
6,883
3,863
2,875
62

42,023
9,480
1,083
9,427

24,640

889

5,087

2,142

2,127

35,218,146

See footnotes at end of table.

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 3 of 6.-Poultry farms

[Data v« baaed on reports Tor only a sample of farms. Soe text ]

ESTIMATED VALUE OK PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All (aim pfOdUCtS Sold total, Hollars .

average per farm, dollars.
All crops sold dollars

Field Chips, other than vegetables and fruiLs and nuts, sold dollars.

Vegetables sold dollars.

Fruits and nuts sold dollars .

Forest products and horticultural specially products sold dollars.

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars.

Poultry aad puul try [Toducts sold dollars .

Dairy products sold dollars.

Livestock and livestock products,

other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars.

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and Calves farms reporting .

number .
Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting.

Milk cows farms reporting.

Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting.

number.
Steers and bulls including steer and hull calves farms reporting.

Farms reporting bv number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 bead farms reporting. ,

2 to 4 head farm* reputing. ,

5 to 9 head farms reporting. .

10 to 19 head farms reporting. .

20 to 49 head farms reporting...

50 to 99 head farm- reporting. ,

100 to 499 head farms reporting. ,

500 or more head farms reporting. ,

Cows, including heifers that have ealved-

1 head farms reporting. .

2 to 9 head farms reporting . .

10 to 19 head farms reporting . .

20 to 29 head farms reporting..

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms repotting,, .

75 to 99 head farms reporting..

100 or more head farms reporting. .

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting . .

2 to 9 head farms reporting . .

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 head farms reporting . .

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting..

75 to 99 head farms reporting. .

100 or more head forms reporting, .

Horses and/or mules farms reporting. .

HogS and pigs farms reporting..

Born since June 1 farms reporting. .

Bom before June 1 farms reporting..

number . .

Shfrep and lambs farms reporting . .

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting . .

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting..

Ewes farms reporting. .

number..
Rams and wethers farms reporting . .

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting..

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting. .

dollars..
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting. .

dollars..
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting. .

dollars..
Milk and cream sold farms reporting. .

Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting..

Chicken eggs sold farms reporting. .

doll 01

224,435,215
14,046
72,903,046
48,113,044
9,977,977
4,184,028
10,627,997
151,532,169
55,480,290
62,875,450

33,176,429

11,096
442,625

10,210

233,362

8,662

191,988

9,066

137,244

8,415

72,019

1,069
1,454
4,049
2,355

2,626
1,732
1,852

1,965

1,073

2,258

1,250

1,476

1,736

610

159

100

3,538
10,971
7,523
185,954
4,762
116,453
6,416
69,501

907

30,767

577

5,686

877

25,081

872

23,647

706

1,434

9,201

1,784,683

10,116

221,626

25,303,518

4,807

193,791

6,201,312

725

6,224

1,403,126,044

62,875,450

5,311

47,451,866

56,481,281

26,368

3,181,599

2,502,571

442,520

49,203

187,305

53,299,682

51,743,284

542,285

1,014,113

2,156

78
2,065

12,516,191

542,285

2,102

46,344,474

28,842,513

76,709

1,092,227

807,528

206,155

3,169

75,375

27,750,286

27,102,988

282,255

365,043

2,196

1,129

16,194,637

a9,391

1,270,941

1,024,365

168,495

16,336

61,745

14,923,696

14,590,871

104,020

228,805

2,541,055
940,190 |

7,535,122
15,222
537,504
436,486
43,310
14,848
42,860
6,997,618
6,653,122
114,545

229,951

3,360

110

2,295

2,636,508

8,370

174,499

142,576

20,535

10,388

1,000

2,462,009

2,320,833

28,105

113,071

1,115,881

3,848

102,297

90,110

2,850

3,012

6,325

1,013,584

929,051

13,333

71,198

See footnotes at end of labia

54 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 3 of 6.-Poultry farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Continued

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959. . . .farms reporting

number of litters

1 or 2 litters farms reporting

3 to 9 litters farms reporting

10 to 19 litters farms reporting

20 to 39 litters farms reporting

40 to 69 litters Tarms reporting

70 or more litters farms reporting

June 2 to November 30 farms reporting

number of litters
December 1 to June 1 farms reporting

number of litters

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED

Com for all purposes farms reporting

Under 11 a
11 to 24 a.
25 to 49 a<
50 to 74 a<

Harvested for grain .

g reporting
s reporting

a reporting

Sales farms reporting

bushels
Wheat harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Oats harvested for grain farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels
Barley harvested farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

bushels

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting

bushels

Sales farms reporting

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms reporting

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting

Sales farms report ing

Sales farms reporting

Other hay cut farms reporting

tons, green weight

bushels
Tobacco harvested farms reporting

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

3,973
32,351
1,224
1,735

3,476

261

16,657

1,163

3,081

273

15,694

1,326

12,502

1,020

429,975

26,814

3,095

307

3,787

345

3,238

230

1,101

519

. 762

11,820

1,010

367,123

25,981

20,189,642

1,341,230

6,304

674

11,431,912

923,230

7,166

336

146,468

4,347

3,629,025

110,209

6,290

266

3,196,335

93,759

4,247

163

47,785

1,152

2,028,738

45,615

467

138,375

11,375

4,752

226

68,770

2,340

2,549,641

87,110

1,279

797,643

46,120

3,482

604

169,494

22,234

4,001,008

542,493

375,215

7,198

4,091

102,553

960

280,809

2,360

385

14,751

230

7,272

324

178,305

4,311

297,058

7,006

807

20,801

680

2,707

107

39,554

950

57,339

1,698

1,167
22,585
30,739

1,398
27,672
160,693

2,786

2,837

624,453

3,009

35,031

30,073,128

2,787

9,977,977

8,885

3,800

14,675

12,445

and butterfat sold. z Does not Include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

Part 4 of 6.-Dairy farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farma. See Lent J

(For definitions and explai

FARMS, ACREAGE. AND VALVE
Fafms numbers

Land in farms awes.

Percent distribution percent.

Average sire of farm acres .

Value of land and buildings:

Average per farm dollars .

Average per acre dollars .

Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting.

1 to 9 acres farms reporting. .

I" i, 19 acres farms reporting..

20 to 29 acres farms reporting . ,

30 to 49 acres farms reporting. ,

50 to 99 acres farms reporting. ,

100 to 199 acres farms reporting . .

200 ro 499 acres farms reporting. .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting..

1,000 or more acres farms reporting. .

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting..

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting. .

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting . .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting . .

Woodland pastured farms reporting. .

Woodland not pastured farms reporting. .

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting. .

Improved pasture farms reporting. .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting..

Land use practices:

Cropland in cover crops farms report! np. .

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on the contour farms reporting . .

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting . .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting . .

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number . .

Under 25 years number . .

25 to M years number . .

35 to 44 years number . .

45 to 54 years number..

55 to 64 years number..

Average age years . .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting. .

1 to 99 days operators reporting. .

100 lo 199 days operators reporting. .

200 or more days operators reporting. .

With other members of ramily working orf farm operators reporting. .

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting . .

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural products sold operators reporting . .

Operators not working ofr their farms or not

reporting as to work off their Farms operators reporting. .

With other members or ramily working off farm operators reporting . .

With income from sources other than

farm operated operators reporting . .

With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting..

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number . .

10 to 49 acres number. .

50 to 69 acres number..

70 to 99 acres number. .

100 to 139 acres number..

140 to 179 acres number..

ir.0 to ?19 acres number..

220 lo 259 acres number. .

260 to 499 acres number..

500 to 999 acres number..

1,000 to 1,999 acres number..

2.000 or more acres number..

Seo footnotes at end of table.

15,979

2,920,047

182.7

H.719

1,363,096

1,051

1,237

1,123

2,308

4,535

3,131

1,164

147

7,287

252,017
4,964
139,516
1,665
39,962
3,931
99,554

3,302
97,028
10,614
625,091
6,370
294,602
2,580
106,563

466

15,803
206
1,603
3,796
4,446
3,795
1,957
49.9

2,677
2,341

996
1,993
1,066
1,696
2,435
2,059

1,507
1,046
2,347

5,070
100.0
1,075,410
100.0
212.1

2,984

121,762

1,136

30,684

21,834

1,410
37,558
3,264
136,235
3,305
164,690
1,573
66,910

56,008

309

11,323

123,298
11.5
638.8

114

14,828

4,229

1,415

2,814

2,024

138

16,980

19,078

12,170

20
700

51
4,727

14
1,264

23
3,428

14
1,423

18.0

269, 170

' 25.0

294.5

18,755

105

5,260

2,043

40.3

413,607

38.5

202.5

10,330

3,700

541
13,215
1,308
49,094
1,395
64,870
715
25,115

21,880

115

2,760

1,280

25.2

193,795

18.0

151.4

1,675

135
4,755

215

9,480

1,000

56 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 4 of 6. -Dairy farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

AM farm operators:

Cash tenan

Share-cn^h
Crop-share

. .number

Livestock-share tenants number

Croppers number

Other and unspecified tenants number

White farm operators:

Croppers number.

Nonwhite farm operators:

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD
Grain combines farms reporting . .

Com pickers , > v farms reporting. .

number.,
Pick-up balers * farms reporting . .

number..

Field forage harvesters farms reporting.

Tractors farms reporting . ,

number.,

Tractors other than garden farms reporting.,

number.,

1 tractor farms reporting . ,

2 tractors farms reporting..

3 tractors farms reporting. ,

4 tractors farms reporting..

5 or more u-actors farms reporting. ,

Wheel t

Crawler

Garden tri

.farms reporting. . .

Automobiles farms rccorting .

\utomobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting.

Telephone forms reporting.

Home freezer farms reporting.

Milking machine farms reporting.

Electric milk cooler farms reporting.

Farms by kind of toad on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting..

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting.

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting .

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting.

or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting.

1 mile farms reporting .

2 or 3 miles farms reporting.

4 miles farms reporting.

5 or more miles farms reporting.

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Regular hired workers (employed 150 c

Farms reporting by number of regulai

1 hired worker

2 hired workers

3 or 4 hired workers

5 to 9 hired workers

10 or more hired workers

3 days) farms reporting . ,

3 reporting.,
3 reporting.,

3 reporting.
3 reporting.

RESIDENCE OF FARM lift 1(A I'Olt

Residing on farm operated operators reporting.

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting.

Operators not reporting r,

See foolnotes at end of table.

9,263
3,281
3,135

9,002
3,146
2,740

5,134
5,450
5,080
5,293
5,950
6,048

2,365
2,567
11,501
16,613

14,296
33,671
14,006
29,984
4,884
5,229
2,423
858
612

14,039
18, 867
15,245

13,228
10,954
5,411
5,388

11,132
2,103
2,553
1,624

2,689
1,136
1,216

2,679
1,136
1,211

2,114
3,513
3,552

1,667
1,803
4,184
5,517

4,980
13,007
4,960
11,432
1,102
2,115
1,177
377
189

4,621
6,383
4,969

4,623
4,116
4,744
4,757

2,018
5,395
2,008
4,675

1,912
2,566
2,018

1,948
1,783
1,998

1,255
2,525
1,255
2,250

1,150
1,375
1,250

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 4 of 6.-Dairy farms

| Data are hased on r<*port^ for only a -.ample of tarn*. Reo lex,

use of roMMrm i u nimi izF.it and lime

Dry materials farms reporting . . .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

f^rops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture farms reporting. .

Dr\ materials farms reporting..

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reportine..

Dry materials farms reporting;. .

Liquid materials farm? reporting..

Corn farms reporting . .

Dry materials farms reportine. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Wheat farms reporting . .

Pry materials farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

Irish potatoes •- . Jarn.s reporting,. .

Dry materials ..farms reporting. .

Liquid materials farms reporting. .

All other crops farms reporting . .

Dry materials farms reporting . .

Liquid materials farms reporting,.

I me or limine riintermU iwd lurnv I he year farms reporting. .

SPECIFIED FARM EX PENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures farm- reporting. .

Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting..

dollars..

I'nder ~100 fnm - reporting. .

$100 to $999 farm* reporting. .

$1,000 to $1,999 f am * reporting. .

$2,000 to S4.999 farms renorting. .

$5,000 or more farms reporting. .

Purchase of livestock and poult/v farms reporting..

dollars..

Under «1,000 form- reporting. .

$1,000 to $2,499 firm- reporting..

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reining. .

$5,000 to S9.999 fam R renorting..

$10,000 or nore farms reporting . .

Machine hire farm, reporting. .

dollars..

I nder SJ0O farms reporting . .

$200 to $999 farms reeorting. .

$1,000 or more farms reporting..

Hired labor farms reporting. .

dollars..

Under $200 farms report mg . .

$200 to $499 farms reporting..

5500 to $999 farms reporting. .

$1,000 to $2,499 farms reporting..

$2,500 to $1.999 farm- reporting..

$5,000 to S9.999 fam.- reporting..

$10,000 to $19,099 farms reporting. .

$20,000 to ^49,999 farms reporting. .

$50,000 or more farms reporting. .

Seeds, hulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting. .

dollars..

I'nder SIIH1 fan..s reporting. .

S100 to $199 farms reporting. .

st"iOU u. -O'lfl fam.s report i np. .

sin: i ore farms reporting..

Gasoline and other petn.I fuel

and oil for the Tane husinesn farms reporting. .

Under $100 farms reporting..

S100 to M99 farms reporting..

S500 to $199 fam,. reporting. .

51,000 to E 1,999 farm- reporting..

13,920

1,033,650

233,383

13,898

228,137

389

5,246

9,226

294,684

9,184

80,847

6,598
217, 139
228,781

15,979
13,123
59,258,746
1,214
4,035
2,050
3,036
2,788

9,189

23,243,857

5,495

1,498

1,039

686

471

8,901

2,882,677

4,086

4,421

394

11,322

25,219,664

2,491

1,971

1,383

2,728

1,596

770

253

9,904

4,375,171

3,053

5,278

15,778

9, 822, 833

2,095

6,883

4,917
397,770
76,180
4,907
74,798
134
1,382

4,530

2,786

151,779

96,715

4,498

2,756

31,794

19,732

216

185

1,818

1,222

47,726

31,605

1,808

1,212

9,260

6,068

11,274
402,704
11,242

4,417

148,771

4,397

78,944
333

26,084
97

2,322

922

6,163

2,892

134,280
6,137

60,122
2,8?7

25,025

11,009

2,691

60,417
2,676
11,792

2,911
92, 696
112,501

5,070

5,050

16,330,896

3,152

4,566,610

1,995

3,623

1,250,981

1,338

2,120

1,801
1,925
1,163

159,528
29,441
2,003
29,084

1,228
38, 123
1,213
7,539

1,076
22,648
1,071
4,141

1,221
35,400
42>380

2,043

6,201,535

1,235
54,680
9,667
1,235
9,667

1,827

1,105

59,610

23,060

1,822

1,105

9,978

3,848

203

1,296

680

26,442

9,965

1,291

680

4,838

1,869

1,280

1,275

2,286,070

See footnotes

I ,.f i,il.l...

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 4 of 6.-Dairy farms

[D.<

3 based on reports For only a sample or farms. See text/]

s and explanations, see text)

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE

All farm products sold total, dollar

average per farm, dollars .
All crops sold dollars .

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollars .

Vegetables sold dollars .

Fruits and nuts sold dollars .

Forest products and horticultural specially products sold dollars.

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars.

Poultry and poultry products sold dollars .

Dairy products sold dollars .

Livestock and livestock products,

other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars .

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

s reporting .

Cattle and calves

Cows, including heifers that have c

Heifers and heifer calves. .
Steers and bulls including s

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms reporting. ,

2 to 4 head farms reporting. .

5 to 9 head farms reporting . .

10 to 19 head farms reporting. .

20 to 49 head farms reporting.,

50 to 99 heBd Tamis reporting..

100 to 499 head farms reporting. .

500 or more head farms reporting. .

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting. ,

2 to 9 head farms reporting . .

10 to 19 head farms reporting..

20 to 29 hoad farms reporting . ,

30 to 49 head farms reporting . .

50 to 74 head farms reporting . .

75 to 99 head farms reporting . .

100 or more head farms reporting . .

Milk cows-

1 hoad forms reporting.

2 to 9 head farms reporting . .

10 to 19 head farms reporting.,

20 to 29 head farms reporting.

30 to 49 head farms reporting..

50 to 74 head farms reporting. .

75 to 99 head farms reporting. ,

100 or more head farms reporting . ,

Horses and/of mules farms reporting.

number .
HOgS and pigS farms reporting.

Bom since June 1 farms reporting.

Bom before June 1 farms reporting .

Sheep and lambs farms reporting.

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting .

number .

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting.

number *.

Ewes farms reporting.

number..

Rams and wethers farms reporting .

number.

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting..

number . .

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting..

dollars.,

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting . .

number.,
dollars..

Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting .

number . ,

dollars . .

Milk and cream sold farms reporting..

dollars.
Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting..

dollars..
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting . ,

dollai

224,435,215
14,046
72,903,046
48,113,044
9,977,977
4,184,028
10,627,997
151,532,169
55,480,290
62,875,450

33,176,429

11,096
442,625

10,210

233,362

8,662

191,988

9,066

137,244

8,415

72,019

1,069
1,454
4,049
2,355

2,626
1,732
1,852
1,965

1,073

2,258

1,250

1,476

1,736

610

159

100

3,538
10,971
7,523
185,954
4,762
116,453
6,416
69,501

907

23,647

706

1,434

10,116

221,626

25,308,518

4,807

193,791

6,201,312

725

6,224

1,403,126,044

62,875,450

5,311

47,451,866

5,068

17,589,082

6,507,962

76,536,440

15,096

7,162,690

6,251,463

698, 116

7,232

205,879

69,373,750

1,312,517

59,505,481

8,555,752

5,055
278,102

5,055
175,236

5,050
172,603

4,764

90,288
3,938
12,578

1,212
3,122
2,408

42,105
1,529

24,913
2,023

17,192

189

5,045

121,009

7,096,787

1,574

43,053

1,377,696

154

5,070

1,322,512,218

59,505,481

1,434

201,268

2,069

2,728,550

1,009,564

10,507,814

54,445

1,325,456

1,093,095

160,992

593

70,776

9,182,358

27,005

7,838,530

19,290

193
18,717

24,414,272

26,711

1,917,948

1,603,369

260,197

1,002

53,380

22,496,324

337,416

19,550,655

2,608,253

914
79,195

914
50,537

914
49,912

869
25,896

723
2,762

29,344,245

14,363

2,865,079

2,630,891

192,222

3,542

38,424

26,479,166

538,932

22,949,541

2,990,693

2,033
108,623

2,033
68,409

2,033
67,539

1,978
35,419
1,628
4,795

8,854

835

6,740

2,043
516,752,968
22,949,541

9,997,450

7,811

835,226

744,559

70,610

1,747

18,310

9,162,224

338,932

7,587,225

1,236,067

1,280
43,650

1,280
28,020

1,275
27,620

1,270
18,745
949,450

1,280

179,093,444

7,587,225

2,063,735

4,007

211,884

173,938

13,345

175

24,426

1,851,851

51,676

1,455,250

See footnotes at end of table.

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 4 of 6.-Dairy farms

| Data are based on reports for only ■ sample of farms. See text J

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-ConUnuod

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959. . . .farms reporting.

number of litters,
reporting .
3 9 litters

June 2 to November
December 1 to June

reporting .

'arms reporting,
rms reporting .
rms reporting,
rms reporting,
number of litters,

1 farms reporting .

number of litters .

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED

Corn for all purposes farms reporting

Under 11 acres

11 to 24 a
25 to 49 a
50 to 74 a
75 to 99 a

Harvested for grain .

reporting.

reporting .
reporting.
reporting,
reporting .
reporting .
reporting .

bushels. . .

Sales farms reporting . . .

bushels . . .

Wheat harvested farms reporting...

bushels. . .

Sales farms reporting.. .

bushels. . .

Oats harvested for grain farms reporting . . .

bushels. . .

Sales farms reporting. ..

bushels. . .
Barley harvested farms reporting...

bushels. . .

Sales farms reporting. . .

bushels...
Soybeans harvested for beans .farms reporting. . .

bushels . . .

cut for hay farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting.

Sales farms reporting. .

Other hay cut farms reporting . .

tons, green weight.

bushels.
Tobacco harvested farms reporting.

Land in bearing and nanbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

3,973
32,351
1,224
1,735

3,476

1,103

16,657

3,750

3,081

979

15,694

4,057

12,502

4,769

429,975

161, 229

3,095

700

3,787

1,580

3,238

1,586

1,101

535

519

179

762

189

11,820

4,265

367,123

112,431

20,189,642

6,552,580

6,304

1,630

11, 431, 912

2,478,600

7,166

3,101

146,468

62,862

3,629,025

1,566,060

6,290

2.889

3,196,335

1,373,395

4,247

2,596

47,785

32,013

2,028,738

1,414,275

467

170

138,375

42,730

4,752

2,433

68,770

30,902

2,549,641

1,121,844

1,279

365

797,643

126,599

3,482

261

169,494

7,877

4,001,008

188,693

7,272

178,305

297,058

807

20,801

2,707

39,554

57,339

192

2,625

1,167
22,585
30,739

1,398
27,672
160, 698

2,786
2,837
624,453
3,009
35,031
30,073,128

2,824
75,524
212,962

1,122
20,939
123,775

1,792

45,233

2,632,450

762

973,305

1,421
27,462
702,630
1,301
620,605
1,112
14,045
626,835

1,151
12,993
460,314

1,286
30,770
85,115

1,607
44,338
80,965

1,030
17,560
912,145

30,150

9,060

i and butterfat sold. 2 Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested. 3 Does not Include data for farms with

60 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

Part 5 of 6.-Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms

[Data are based on reports Tor only a sample of farms. See text]

(For definitions and explui

; text)

FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE

Farms number. -.

Percent distribution percent. .

Land in farms acres . .

Percent distribution percent. .

Average size of farm acres..

Value of land and buildings:
Land in farms according to use:

Cropland harvested farms reporting..

1 to 9 acres farms reporting. .

10 to 19 acres farms reporting. .

20 to 29 acres farms reporting. .

30 to 49 acres farms reporting. .

50 to 99 acres farms reporting. .

100 to 199 acres farms reporting. .

200 to 499 acres farms reporrinp . .

500 to 999 acres farms reporting. .

1,000 or more acres farms reporting. .

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting. .

Cropland not harvested and not pastured farms reporting. .

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting . .

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting..

Woodland pastured farms reporting. .

Woodland not pastured farms reporting..

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting . .

Improved pasture farms reporting. .

Irrigated land in farms farms reporting..

Land use practices'.

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting. .

Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on the contour farms reporting..

Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control farms reporting . .

System of terraces on crop and pasture land farms reporting. .

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age number. .

Under 25 years number . .

25 to 34 years number. .

35 to 44 years number..

45 to 54 years number..

55 to 64 years number..

65 or more years number. .

OFF-FARM WORK .AND OTHER INCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total operators reporting. .

1 to 99 days operators reporting..

100 to 199 days operators reporting..

200 or more days operators reporting..

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting..

With income from sources other than farm

operated and off-farm work operators reporting..

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural products sold operators reporting . .

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work off their farms operators reporting . .

With other members of family working off farm operators reporting..

With income from sources other than

farm operated operators reporting..

With other income of family exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators reporting..

FARMS BY SIZE

Under 10 acres number. .

10 to 49 acres number. .

50 to 69 acres number..

70 to 99 acres - number..

100 to 1 39 acres number . .

140 to 179 acres number . .

180 to 219 acres number . .

260 to 499 acres number . .

500 to 999 acres number..

1,000 to 1,999 acres number. .

2 000 or more acres number . .

See footnotes at end of table.

15,979

2,920,047

182.7

14,719

1,363,096

1,051

1,237

1,123

2,308

4,535

3,131

1,164

147

7,287
252,017
4,964
139,516
1,665
39,962
3,931
99,554

3,302
97,028
10,614
625,091
6,370
294,602
2,580
106,563

466

15,803
206
1,603
3,796
4,446
3,795
1,957
49.9

2,677
2,341

1,696
2,435
2,059

1,507
1,046
2,347

2,184
100.0
470,544
100.0
215.5

556
21,695

200
7,055

420
14,640

663
27,277

1,417
86,583

1,367

9,322

349
14,480

389

26,758

169

6,710

71,261
15.1
963.0

2,389

15
3,459

3,928

2,065

66,944
14.2
421.0

14.3

82,403

17.5

263.3

8,725

1,885

25.5

104,711

22.3

35.3

111,000

23.6

143.8

2,265

141

2,996

1,260

106
2,779

75
3,305

35
1,375

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 5 of 6.-Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms

[Data an* bused on reports for only a sample of farm3. See toxt |

(For definitions and oxplni

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR

AM farm operators:

Full owners nun,i*T...

Part owners number...

All tenant* number...

Cash tenants number . . .

Share-cash tenants number . . .

Crop-share tenants number.. ,

Livestock- share tenants number. . .

Croppers number...

Olhcf and unspecified tenants number. . .

While farm operators:

Full owners number.. .

Part owners number . . .

Croppers number . . .

Nonwhile farm operators:

Full owners number. ..

Part owners number . . .

Croppers number . . .

SPECIFIED EQUPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines farms reporting. ..

number...
Com pickers farms reporting. ..

Pick-up balers farms reporting...

number...

Field forage harvesters farms reporting...

Motortrucks farms reporting . . .

number , . .

Tractors farms reporting . . .

Tractors other than garden farms reporting. . .

1 tractor farms reporting . . .

2 tractors farms reporting- ..

3 tractors farms reporting. . .

4 tractors farms reporting...

5 or more tractors farm-, reporting...

Wheel tractors farms reporting , . .

number...
Crawler tractors farms reporting...

Garden tractors farms re|wrttng . . .

Automobiles farms reporting...

\utomobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting. ■ ■

Telephone farms reporting . . .

Home freezer farms reporting . . .

Milking machine farms reporting...

Electric milk cooler farms reporting . . .

Crop drier (for grain, forage, or other crops) farms reporting. ..

Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower ,. ..farms reporting. . ,

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface. farms reporting . . .

Grmvel, shell, or shale farms reporting...

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting...

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting...

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting. . .

1 mile farms reporting ...

2 or 3 miles farms reporting...

4 miles farms reporting...

5 or more miles farms reporting.. .

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Hired workers farms reporting . . .

persons...

Regular hired workers (employed 150 or more days) farms reporting .. .

persons . . .

Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting...

S hired workers farms reporting...

3 or \ hired workers farms reporting . . .

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting. . .

10 or more hired workers farms reporting . . .

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting . . .

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting . . .

Operators not reporting residence number...

See footnotes al end of table.

9,263
3,281
3,035

9,002
3,146
2,740

11,132
2,103
2,553
1,624

1,567

351
150

5,184
5,450

584
599

5,080

583

5,293

606

5,950

981

6,048

1,013

2,365

344

2,567

379

11, 501

1,558

16,613

2,330

14,296

1,997

33,671

4,624

14,006

1,977

29,984

4,036

4,884

811

5,229

706

2,423

271

858

100

612

13,930

1,977

29,186

3,888

704

136

798

148

3,405

569

3,687

588

14,039

1,920

18,867

2,695

15,245

2,123

13,228

1,882

10,954

1,527

5,411

124

5,388

129

13,996

889

1,094

62 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 5 of 6.-Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text |

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
1 fertilizer and fertilizing

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid mali-rials farms reporting

Other pastur

5 reporting
* reporting
s reporting
i reporting

3 reporting

Corn /arms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Wheat : . farms reporting

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

Irish potatoes farms reporting.

Dry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials farms reporting

All other crops farms reporting

Pry materials farms reporting

Liquid materials f

: the ye

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

«ny of the following s|iocifiod oxfiondiUires farms reporting

Feed for livestock and poultry fam-a reporting

dollars

Under $100 farms reporting

5100 to $999 farm- reportint

S1.000 to $1,999 farms reporting

$2,000 to $4,999 farms reporting

55,000 or more farms reporting

Purchase of livestock and poulu-v farms reporting

dollars

Under $1,000 farms reporting

51,000 to $2,499 farms reporting

S2.500 to $4,999 farms reporting

$5,000 to S9.999 fam.s reporting

510,000 or more farms reporting

Machine hire farm- reporting

dollars

Under $200 farms reporting

$200 to <999 farms reporting

$1,000 or more farms reporting

Hired labor farms reporting

dollars

Under $200 farms reporting

$200 to $499 farms reporting

S500 to $999 farms reporting

S1.000 to $2,499 farms reporting

$2,500 to $1,999 farms reporting

$5,000 to $9,999 ram.s reporting

510,000 to $19,999 farms reporting

$20,000 to $49,999 farms reporting

$50,000 or najre farms reporting

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms reporting

dollars

Under $100 farms reporting

MOO to $499 farms reporting

$500 to t999 farms reporting

$1,000 or more farms reporting

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel

and oil for the farm business farms reporting

dollars

Under f 100 farms reporting

SI 00 to $499 farms reporting

S500 to S999 farms reporting

51,000 to $1,999 farms reporting

$5,000 or more farms reporting

See footnotes at end of table.

13,920

1,033,650

233,383

13,896

228,137

389

5,246

4,530

151,779

4,498

31,794

1,818
47,726
1,808
9,260

11,274
402,704
11,242
78,944

6,163

134,280

6,137

25,025

2,477

554

2,267

9,226

294,684

9,184

80,847

2,469

6,598

217,139

228,781

15,979

13,123

59,258,746

1,214

4,035

2,050

3,036

2,788

9,189

23,243,857

5,495

1,498

1,039

686

471

8,901

2,882,677

4,086

4,421

394

11,322

25,219,664

2,491

1,971

1,383

2,728

1,596

770

253

1,795

122,499

24,055

1,795

23,750

305

1,454
44,680
1,453
8,567

15,181

866

2,871

1,020
22,686
1,015
4,406

2,184

2,088

3,630,025

9,904

1,263

4,375,171

322,336

3,053

470

5,278

659

913

660

15,778

2,169

9,822,833

1,117,355

2,095

395

6,883

1,064

3,863

426

5,280
310

1,069

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 5 of 6.-Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms

[D&U aro bued on reports for only * sample of farms, Soo'text ]

(Foe definitions and ctplai

ESTIMATED VALl'E OF PRODUCTS SOLD BV SOUHCE

All farm products sold total, dollai

average per farm, (lollai

All crops sold lollai

Field cropp, other than vegetable? and fruits and nuts, sold dollai

Vegetables sold. ,

Fruit

Forest products and horticultural specialty products sold dollars.

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars.

Poultry and poultry products sold dollar

Dairy products sold dollai

Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollai

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves

Cows, including heifers t

Heifers and heifer calves

Steers and bulls including steer and bull c

= reporting.

number.

i reporting.

< reporting.
* reporting.

Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms reporting.

2 to 4 head '. farms reporting.

5 to 9 head farms reporting,

10 to 19 head farm* reporting.

20 to 49 head farms reporting.

50 to 99 head farms reporting .

100 to 499 head farms reporting.

500 or more head . farms reporting . ,

Cows, including heifers that have calved-

1 head farms reporting..

2 to 9 head farms reporting.

10 to 19 head farms reporting . .

20 to 29 head farms reporting .

30 to 49 head farms reporting.

50 to 74 head farms reporting.

75 to 99 head farms reporting.,

100 or more head farms reporting.

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting.

2 to 9 head farms reporting.

10 to 19 head farms reporting .

SO to 29 head farms reporting .

30 to 49 head farms reporting.

50 to 74 head farms reporting.

75 to 99 head farms reporting .

100 or more head farms reporting.

Horses and/or mules farms reporting.

number.
HOgS and pigS farms reporting.

number.
Born since June 1 farms reporting.

number .
Bom before June 1 farms reporting.

Sheep and lafnbS farms reporting.

number.

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting.

number.

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting.,

number.

Ewes farms reporting.

number.
Rams and wethers farms reporting .

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting.,

number.

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting.

number.

fk
Hogs and pigs sold alive Tarms reporting.

number.

Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting.

dollars
Milk and cream sold farms reporting

Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting

dollars
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting .

doll i

224,435,215
14,046
72,903,046
48,113,044
9,977,977
4,184,028
10,627,997
151,532,169
55,480,290
62,875,450

33,176,429

11,096
442,625

10,210

233,362

8,662

191,988

9,066

137,244

8,415

72,019

1,069
1,454
4,049
2,355

2,626
1,732
1,852
1,965

1,073

2,258

1,250

1,476

1,736

610

159

100

3,538
10,971
7,523
185,954
4,762
116,453
6,416
69,501

907

10,116

221,626

25,308,518

6,224

1,403,126,044

62,875,450

5,311

47,451,866

5,068

17,589,082

6,507,962

21,476,288

9,833

2,477,260

1,914,548

380,856

22,825

159,031

18,999,028

681,505

563,040

17,754,483

2,034
104,653

1,588

30,289

916

3,610

1,569
28,712

1,824
45,652

1,910
1,275

70,592
952

47,594
1,091

22,998

2,034

73,666

14,980,619

1,134

79,192

2,534,144

309

5,736,675
77,523
492,501
242,929
219,866
12,256
17,450
5,244,174
66,844
303,270

4,874,060

2,732

13,925

4,248,431

26,720

483,861

447,979

30,050

2,077

3,755

3,764,570

121,626

30,735

3,612,209

4,321,687
13,807
527,337
478,139
33,015
1,028
15,155
3,794,350
96,566
159,400

3,538,384

5,258

283

8,186

3,997,551

7,190

550,823

422,692

51,285

1,884

74,962

3,446,728

185,430

29,340

3,231,958

25,077

376

8,087

2,817,721

3,650

376,173

288,223

46,580

4,287

37,083

2,441,548

.92,125

22,165

64 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 5 of 6.-Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Continued

Litters farrowed December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1959.... farms reporting..

number of liuers . .

1 or 2 liuers farms reporting. .

3 to 9 liuers farms reporting . .

10 to 19 litters farms reporting . .

20 to 39 litters farms reporting..

40 to 69 litters .-. farms reporting .

70 or more litters farms reporting .

June 2 to November 30 farms reporting .

number of litters.
December 1 to June 1 : farms reporting .

number or liuers .

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED

Com for all purposes farms reporting.

Under 11 i
11 to 24 a<
25 to 49 a<
50 to 74 a.
75 to 99 a.

farms reporting . .

farms reporting. .

farms reporting . .

Harvested for grain farms reporting . .

bushels..

Sales tums reporting . .

bushels . .

Wheat harvested farms reporting..

bushels . .

Sales farms reporting . .

bushels . .

Oats harvested for grain farms reporting. .

bushels . .

Sales farms reporting . .

bushels . .
Barley harvested farms reporting. .

bushels . .

Sales farms reporting. .

bushels . .
Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting . .

bushels . ,

Sales farms reporting . . .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting...

Sales farms reporting. ..

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting...

Other hay cut farms reporting.

Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting .

tons, green weight.

bushels .

Tobacco harvested farms reporting .

pounds .

.dollars.

Land In bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting .

3,973
32,351
1,224
1,735

3,476
16,657

3,081
15,694

12,502

429,975

3,095

3,767

3,238

1,101

519

762

11,820

367,123

20,189,642

6,304

11,431,912

7,166

146,468

3,629,025

6,290

3,196,335

4,247

47,785

2,028,738

467

138,375

4,752

68,770

2,549,641

1,279

797,643

3,482

169,494

4,001,008

375,215

4,091
102,553
280,809

7,272

178,305

297,058

807

20,801

2,707

39,554

57,339

192

2,625

1,167
22,585
30,739

1,398
27,672
160,698

2,786
2,837
624,453
3,009
35,031
30,073,128

1,567

40,494

2,330,198

428

510,309

1,036

17,060

414,581

810

345,922

1,357
-35,518
56,274

7,380

9,395

8,379

462,025

549,280

416,970

140

126

120,600

122,255

58,385

202

295

330

4,599

3,610

4,085

114,404

85,975

90,125

171

215

255

100,536

65,110

71,615

105

225

210

1,353

2,315

1,880

61,835

88,930

75,090

2,240

3,850

3,400

146

245

195

2,716

2,830

1,680

96,645

99,555

64,190

18,795

9,385

6,240

. 12

• 280

930

390

7,200

22,B75-

7,345

10,530

1,235

1,065

256

1,100

1 Includes milk" equivalent of
"include'data for farms with less than 20 trees and grapevines.

Z Reported in small fractia

and butterfat sold.

'Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

Part 6 of 6. -General farms

| Data are based c

KAIIMS, MUKACiK, AND VALim

suibution perc

Value ol land and buildings

Land in farms according to use;

Cropland harvested (arms reporti

10 to 19 acr
20 to 29 acr
30 to 49 acr
50 to 99 acr
100 to 199 .
200 to 499 •
500 to 999 ■
1,000 or mo.

. .farms reporting
. .'arms reporting
.farms reporting
.farms reporting
. .farms reporting
. farms reporti ng
.farms reporting
• farms reporting
. farms reporting'

Cropland used only for pasture farms reporting

Cropland not harveslnl and not pastured farms reporting

Soil-improvement grasses and legumes farms reporting

Other cropland (idle and crop failure) farms reporting

Woodland pastured. farms reporting

Woodland not pastured farms reporting

Other pasture (not cropland and not woodland) farms reporting

Improved pasture farms reporting

Ungated land in (aims farms reporting

Land use practices

Cropland in cover crops farms reporting

> and pasture land farms reporting

FARM OPERATORS BY AGE

Operators reporting age .

45 to 54 years number.

55 to 64 years number.

65 or more years number .

Average age years .

OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER rNCOME

Farm operators-
Working off their farms, loual operators

1 to 99 days operators

100 to 199 days operators

200 or more days operators

With other members of family working off farm operators

With income from sources other tiian farm

operated and off- farm work operators

With other income of family exceeding

value of agricultural products sold operators

Operators not working off their farms or not

reporting as to work o(( their farms. operators

With other members of family working off farm operators

With income from sources other than

farm operated operators

With other income of ramily exceeding value
of agricultural products sold operators

FARMS BY SIZE

reporting,
reporting,
reporting.

reporting.

r..)-.rlin,.' .
reporting.

15,979

2,920,047

182.7

14,719
1,363,096
1,051
1,237
1,123
2,308

,535

,287

252,017
4,964
139,516
1,665
39,962
3,931
99,554

3,302
97,028
10,614
625,091
6,370
294,602
2,580
106,563

466

3,795
1,957
49.9

2,677
2,341

996
1,993
1,066
1,696
2,435
2,059

1,507
1,046
2,347

1,054
100.0
220,363
100.0
209.1

14,894

385

7,897

7,595

1,155

39,765
18.0
479.1

19.1

57,300

26.0

285.1

28.9

56,105

25.5

184.0

15,605

140

3,680

2,0011 or more aiT
See footnotes

26.7

34,725

15.8

123.6

66 STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 6 of 6.-General farms

[Data are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text J

(For definitions and explat

FARMS BY COLOR AND TENURE OF OPERATOR
All farm operators:

Cash tenant:
Share-cash t
Crop-share t

.!>■■ l-'f ■

, .number.,
..number..

Livestock-share tenants - number .

Cropper* number . .

Other and unspecified tenants .number..

White farm operators:

Nonwhito farm operators:

Croppers number. .

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND KIND OF ROAD

Grain combines , farms reporting..

number.

Com pickers farms reporting. .

number..
Pick-up balers farms reporting . .

Field forage harvesters farms reporting. ,

Tractors farms reporting . .

Tractors other than garden farms reporting.

1 tractor farms reporting.,

2 tractors farms reporting..

3 tractors farms reporting. ,

4 tractors farms reporting.,

5 or more tractors farms reporting.

Wheel tractors farms ronorlin

numbc
Crawler tractors farms reportin

Garden tractors farr,,s reporting .

number. ,

Automobiles farms reporting . ,

Automobiles and/or motortrucks farms reporting.

Telephone forms reportin

Home freezer farms reportin

Milking machine farms reporting.

Electric milk cooler farms reporting.

Farms by kind of road on which located:

Hard surface farms reporting . . .

Gravel, shell, or shale farms reporting...

Dirt or unimproved farms reporting. . .

Less than 1 mile to a hard surface road farms reporting...

1 or more miles to a hard surface road farms reporting. ..

1 mile .farms reporting . . .

2 or 3 miles farms reporting...

4 miles farms reporting . . .

5 or more miles farms reporting...

FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION

Regular hired workers (employed 1

Farms reporting hy nurrher of regular hired workers:

1 hired worker farms reporting.,

2 hired workers farms reporting.,

3 or 4 hired workers farms reporting..

5 to 9 hired workers farms reporting.

10 or more hired workers : farms reporting.

RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR

Residing on farm operated operators reporting..

Not residing on farm operated operators reporting. .

Operators not reporting residence number..

See footnotes at end of table.

9,263
3,281
3,135

9,002
3,146
2,740

5,184
5,450
5,080
5,293
5,950
6,048

2,365
2,567
11,501

16,613

14,296
33,671
14,006
29,984
4,884
5,229
2,423
858
612

14,039
18,867
15,245

13,228
10,954
5,411

5,388

11,132
2,103
2,553
1,624

13,996

889

1,094

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 6 of 6.-General farms

mple of farm*. See t

I text)

USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
msii. -i ml- used -Ini in- (he yenr farms reporting. ..

Dry materials .farms reporting . , .

Liquid maUvinls farms reporting. . .

Crops on which used—

Hay and cropland posture farms reporting,. .

Dry materials farms reporting...

Liquid materials farms reporting...

Other pasture (not cropland) farms reporting. . .

Dry materials farms reporting...

Liquid materials farms reporting . . .

Corn ..farm.*: reporting...

Dry materials farms reporting. . .

Liquid materials farms reporting...

Wheat farms renting. . .

Dry materials forms reporting...

Liquid materials farms reporting . . .

Irish potatoes ram.s reporting. . .

Dry materials fur . - report ing.. .

Liquid materials farms reporting...

All other crops farms reporting . . .

Dry materials farms reporting...

Liquid materials farms reporting...

Lime or limine materials u.sed during the year.. farms reporting...

SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES

Any of the following specified expenditures forms reporting. .

Feed for livestock and poultry forms reporting.,

dollars.,

Under $100 forms reporting . .

5100 to 5999 fam.s reporting. ,

$1,000 to 51,999 farm- reporting..

52,000 to 54,990 farms reporting . ,

55.000 or more farms reporting.,

Purchase of livestock and poultrv farms reporting.,

dollars..

Under $1.000 farr* reporting. ,

$1,000 to $0,499 fans reporting. ,

55,500 to *4,999 farms reporting.,

55,000 to $9,999 fam.s reporting. .

510,000 or more farm-i reporting..

Machine hire Farm- reporting . ,

dollars.,

Under $200 farms reporting.,

5200 to 5999 farms reporting. .

51,000 or more farms reporting..

Hired labor forms reporting. ,

dollars..

Under $200 farms reporting.,

$200 to 5499 farms reporting..

5500 to 5999 forms reporting. .

$1,000 to $2,499 farms reporting..

$2,500 to $4,999 farms reporting. .

55,000 to 59,909 forms reporting..

$10,000 to 519,999 farms reporting. .

$20,000 to «49,999 farms reporting. .

550,000 or more farms reporting. .

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees forms reporting.,

dollars..

Under *100 farms rerttrtmp . .

M00 to 5499 farms reporting..

5500 to ^999 farms reportine . .

M ,000 or more farms reporting . .

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil fof the farm liu^me-- farms reporting..

Under $100 farms reporting. .

5100 to *I91 farms reporting . .

$500 to $999 farms reportinf . .

51,000 to JI.999 farms reporting . .

55,000 or more farms report, ng. .

See footnotes at end of table.

13,920

1,033,650

233,383

13,898

228,137

389

5,246

A, 530

151,779

4,498

31,794

1,818
47,726
1,808
9,260

11,274
402,704
11,242
78,944

6,163

134,280

6,137

25,025

11,192

514

2,246

9,226

626

294,684

23,561

9,154

621

80,847

5,993

2,469

6,598

455

217,139

12,572

228,781

11,540

15,979

1,054

13,123

896

59, 58,746

1,719,700

1,214

4,035

428

2,050

195

3,036

127

3,788

S189

688

23,243,857

594,872

5.495

549

1,498

1,039

686

471

8,901

632

2,832,677

226,055

4,086

270

4 , 421

322

394

11,32;

713

25,219,664

1,190,370

2,491

220

1,971

100

1,383

2,728

196

1,596

9,904

763

4,375,171

224,239

3,053

230

5,278

427

913

660

15,778

1,049

9,822,833

657,607

2,095

106

6,883

447

3,863

310

2,875

182

4,680
58

1,644

8,530
160

1,805

6,795
126

1,897

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 6 of 6.-General farms

0*i

i based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

* and explanations, see text)

ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm .products sold total, dollars

average per farm, dollars

All crops sold dollars

Field crops, other than vegetables and fruits and nuts, sold dollars

Vegetables sold dollars

Fruits and nuts sold dollars

Forest products and horticultural specialty products sold dollars

All livestock and livestock products sold dollars

Poultry and poul try products sold dollars

Dairy products sold .-.dollars

Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and Calves farms reporting

Cows, including heifers that have calved farms reporting

number

Milk cows farms reporting

number

Heifers and heifer calves farms reporting

number

Steers and bulls including steer and bull calves farms reporting

number

' Farms reporting by number on hand:
Cattle and calves-

1 head farms reporting

2 to 4 head farms reporting

5 to 9 head farms reporting

10 to 19 head farms reporting

20 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 99 head farms reporting

100 to 499 head farms reporting

500 or more head farms reporting

Cows, including heifers that have calved—

1 head farms reporting

2 to 9 head farms reporting

10 to 19 head farms reporting

20 to 29 head farms reporting

30 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 74 head farms reporting

75 to 99 head farms reporting

100 or more head farms reporting

Milk cows-

1 head farms reporting

2 to 9 head farms reporting

10 to 19 heed farms reporting

20 to 29 head farms reporting

30 to 49 head farms reporting

50 to 74 head farms reporting

75 to 99 head farms reporting

100 or more head farms reporting

HOfSeS and/or mules farms reporting

HogS and pigS farms reporting

Born since June 1 farms reporting

Bom before June 1 farms reporting

number

Stieep and lambs farms reporting

Lambs under 1 year old farms reporting

Sheep 1 year old and over farms reporting

number

Ewes .farms reporting

number

Rams and wethers farms reporting

number

Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting

number

Livestock and livestock products sold:

Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting

number
dollars

Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting

number
dollars

Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting

number
dollars

Milk and cream sold farms reporting

Chickens including broilers sold farms reporting

dollars
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting

ilollflJ

224,435,215
14,046
72,903,046
48,113,044
9,977,977
4,184,028
10,627,977
151,532,169
55,480,290
62,875,450

33,176,429

11,096

442,625

10,210

233,362

8,662

191,988

9,066

137,244

8,415

72,019

1,069
1,454
4,049

2,355

2,626
1,732
1,852
1,965

1,073
2,258
1,250
1,476
1,736
610
159

10,116

221,626

25,308,518

6,224

1,403,126,044

62,875,450

5,311

47,451,866

5,068

17,589,082

6,507,962

9,833,946

9,330

5,787,408

3,847,181

1,429,304

104,642

406,281

4,046,538

1,138,586

914,825

1,993,127

7,065

600

4,727

3,538

336

10,971

1,378

7,523

697

185,954

23,419

4,762

511

116,453

14,184

6,416

631

69,501

9,235

1,338,433
102,956
622,638
345,514
261,774

15,350
715,795
342,406
148,220

2,265,135
27,291
1,348,981
942,202
311,125
29,325
66,329
916,154
163,453
280,240

472,461

2,832,370
14,091
1,838,660
1,147,208
463,490
30,617
197,345
993,710
260,752
264,255

468,703

2,128,417
6,978
1,269,530
920, 233
270,740
30,700
47,857
858,887
213,428
154,120

491,339

. 250
4,150

220
1,770

180
1,265

185

1,295

180

1,085

2,165

2,125

247,180

262,790

120

160

6,675

6,310

213,600

201,920

1,054,331
3,752
579,130
402,509
93,055
7,586
75,980
475,201
134,740
64,075

276,386

See footnotes at end of labia

MARYLAND

State Table 18.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM BY

ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued

Part 6 of 6.-General farms

DaU are based on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

LIVESTOCK A.ND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Continued

Litters (arrowed December 1 , 1958, to November 30, 1959. . . .farms reporting .

number of litters .
s reporting.
3 reporting.
s reporting .
* repotting .
s reporting .

s reporting,
number of liUers.
. . farms reporting.

December 1

, of III

SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Com for all purposes far^a reporting

11 to 24 i
25 to 49 !

Harvested for gram .

s reporting .
s reporting.
s reporting.

Wheat harvested farms reporting . . ,

bushels . . .

Sales '• farms reporting . . .

bushels . . ,

Oats harvested for grain farms reporting . . .

Sales farms

bushels . .
porting . .
bushels . .

Barley harvested fa

bushels . .

Sales farms reporting. .

bushels. .

Soybeans harvested for beans farms reporting..

bushels . .

Sales farms reporting. .

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting. .

Sales farms reporting . .

Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting. .

Sales farms reporting . .

Sales farms reporting.

Other hay cut farms reporting .

Sales farms reporting.

tons, green weight..

bushels .
Tobacco harvested farms reporting.

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 3 farms reporting.

1 Includes milk equivalent of cream and butterfat sold.

2 Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.

3 Does not include data for farms vith less than 20 trees and grapevines.

3,973
32,351
1,224
1,735

3,476
16,657

3,081
15,694

12,502

429,975

3,095

3,787

3,238

1,101

519

762

11,820

367,123

20,189,642

6,304

11,431,912

7,166

146,468

3,629,025

6,290

3,196,335

4,247

138,375

4,752

68,770

2,549,641

1,279

797,643

3,482

169,494

4,001,008

375,215

7,272

178,305
297,053

2,707
39,554
57,339

1,167
22,585
30,739

1,398
27,672
160,698

2,786

2,837

624,453

3,009

35,031

30,073,128

2,787

9,977,977

916,225

554

1,429,304

4,205

3,755

105,650

102,505

135

195

98,175

92,910

STATISTICS FOR THE STATE

State Table 19.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF FARM: CENSUS OF 1959

[Data are baaed on reports for only a sample of farms. See text]

text)

Total all farms

Cummer*

tal farms by type of

farm

Item
(For definitions and explanations, set

Total

Cash-grain farms

Tobacco farms

Other field-crop

Vegetable faras

FARMS, ACREAGE, AW) VALUE
Percent distribution

number...
percent...

25,108

3,452,561

137.5

36,461
276.22

21,971

1,486,431

4,316

3,132

1,998

3,118

4,900

3,151

1,182

150

10,027

296,407

8,194

198,582

2,559

57,425

6,550

141,157

4,774

133,227

15,652

799,227

9,352

348,661

3,318

117,998

513

16,023

5,633

173,060

1,903
75,330

. 2,068

109,783

801

26,337

24,820
256
2,243
5,528
6,753
5,381
4,659
51.5

11,784
3,182
1,535
7,067
3,790

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