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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 :
1
Maine.
19
South Dakota.
38
Montana.
2
New Hampshire.
20
Nebraska.
39
Idaho.
3
Vermont.
21
Kansas.
40
Wyoming.
4
Massachusetts.
South Atlantic:
41
Colorado.
5
Rhode Island.
22
Delaware.
42
New Mexico.
6
Connecticut.
23
Maryland.
43
Arizona.
Middle Atlantic States:
24
Virginia.
44
Utah.
7
New York.
25
West Virginia.
45
Nevada.
8
New Jersey.
26
North Carolina.
Pacific:
9
Pennsylvania.
27
South Carolina.
46
Washington.
East North Central:
28
Georgia.
47
Oregon.
10
Ohio.
29
Florida.
48
California.
11
Indiana.
East South Central:
49
Alaska.
12
Illinois.
30
Kentucky.
50
Hawaii
13
Michigan.
31
Tennessee.
Other Areas:
14
Wisconsin.
32
Alabama.
51
American Samoa.
West North Central:
33
Mississippi.
52
Guam.
15
Minnesota.
West South Central:
53
Puerto Rico.
16
Iowa.
34
Arkansas.
54
Virgin Islands.
17
Missouri.
35
Louisiana.
18
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
I
Farms and Land in Farms.
VII
Field Crops and Vegetables.
II
Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.
VIII
Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-
III
Farm Facilities, Farm Equipment.
ucts.
IV
Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and
IX
Value of Farm Products.
Cash Rent.
X
Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.
V
Size of Farm.
XI
Economic Class of Farm.
VI
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
(V)
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
(VII)
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-
563128—60
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
XI
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
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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.
o
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
11
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
MA
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
31
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
MA
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
HA
86,846
MA
8,868
8,758
564, 118
569,583
4,741
NA
111,991
MA
5,898
6,439
232,229
225,361
3
2
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
NA
42,772
404,209
NA
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
47
48,656
4,378
396
6,720
7,907
407
20,649
1,313
1,454
28,039
58,919
38
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
27
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
NA
921,251
437,872
43,256
32,014
408,109
NA
MA
NA
28,496
HA
388,722
179,512
23,993
16,651
168,566
NA
NA
NA
870,675
425,639
42,240
30,416
372,380
NA
NA
NA
370,600
174,826
23,469
15,727
156,578
NA
NA
NA
50,576
12,233
1,016
1,598
35,729
NA
38,374
29,466
390,864
34,659
NA
407,609
192,350
21,459
15,541
176,259
12,256
NA
346,059
431,061
35,643
26,122
353,233
32,256
NA
NA
16,489
NA
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
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
HA
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
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
5,564
HA
6,248
7,342
7,521
number...
23,500
31,014
31,452
NA
32,424
MA
30,201
33,793
33,026
value, dollars. . .
5,052,500
MA
NA
NA
2,104,407
NA
3,162,240
2,095,166
2,729,742
1,648
2,469
MA
NA
NA
NA
HA
MA
NA
number...
16,120
20,407
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
MA
HA
value, dollars. . .
1,515,280
1,142,792
MA
NA
NA
MA
MA
NA
HA
Steers and bulls, including steer
..farms reporting...
1,349
1,990
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
number...
6,187
8,916
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
value, dollars...
717,692
686,532
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,134
1,971
3,884
MA
6,885
8,452
8,403
9,252
NA
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
NA
MA
2,857
4,580
4,886
5,823
NA
HA
9,220
number
MA
NA
6,092
11,370
13,217
14,084
17,833
22,496
27,752
value, dollars. ..
MA
MA
388,668
902,366
1,289,968
1,232,440
1,691,933
1,659,711
2,172,609
..farms reporting. . .
HA
NA
1,410
2,794
3,674
4,658
NA
NA
4,052
■-*»—
MA
NA
2,196
5,258
7,826
9,897
9,579
9,451
9,439
value, dollars . . .
MA
NA
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
NA
NA
HA
1,500
NA
NA
number...
24,892
24,728
19,512
MA
NA
HA
9,566
NA
HA
value, dollars
323,596
395,648
187,391
NA
MA
NA
NA
NA
HA
Bom before June 1
farms reporting
1 627
2 396
3,010
19,327
MA
4,837
22,978
NA
HA
NA
NA
number...
13,193
16,408
NA
MA
20,775
NA
MA
value, dollars. . .
435,369
689,136
425,970
NA
195,025
NA
NA
MA
NA
Sheep and lambs
farms reporting
130
147
92
82
85
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. . .
88
99
70
NA
MA
HA
HA
NA
73
number. . .
924
964
1,153
MA
NA
NA
1,921
155
703
value, dollars .. .
14,784
14,460
20,754
NA
HA
HA
NA
NA
6,390
Sheep 1 year old and over
farms reporting
121
131
86
NA
85
NA
NA
HA
MA
number . . .
3,425
3,338
1,685
NA
1,835
NA
3,405
1,594
2,517
value, dollars .. .
52,557
45,290
28,070
NA
11,405
NA
38,414
NA
32,007
.farms reporting. . .
119
124
83
61
70
107
MA
HA
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
HA
29,674
.farms reporting. . .
93
84
62
MA
NA
HA
NA
NA
NA
number
197
237
182
HA
257
HA
138
93
186
value, dollars...
4,137
4,977
3,444
HA
1,408
NA
1,518
NA
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 . . .
22
89
227
MA
1,443
2,519
NA
NA
1,552
number. . .
627
3,412
5,537
HA
14,316
22,810
NA
NA
7,977
value, dollars . . .
3,323
15,019
29,549
HA
31,654
70,711
HA
NA
42,195
10
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)
(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
MA
9,246,372
Any livestock sold alive (cattle, horses
2,636
3,212
4,117
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
value of sales, dollars, . .
3, 845, 807
3,017,988
2,718,591
\
( NA
NA
NA
NA
Livestock products other than poultry
}■ 6,508,294
2,864,216
4
8,312,304
6,975,995
6,863,491
J
I NA
NA
NA
2,627
3,366
4,678
6,357
6,353
NA
NA
NA
NA
value of sales, dollars. . .
47,012,415
43,571,789
54,401,220
46,644,804
8,352,173
NA
NA
NA
NA
LIVESTOCK SOLD ALIVE
2,013
2,503
3,227
3,583
3,013
NA
NA
NA
HA
26,337
29,116
23,547
26,310
19,424
NA
!'A
ilA
dol lars . . .
2,253,651
1,665,300
1,596,055
848,331
481, 519
NA
NA
NA
HA
1,184
1,484
1,446
NA
1,200
NA
NA
NA
NA
number . . .
8,038
10,172
6,903
NA
4,838
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars...
1,586,699
1,249,417
1,108,719
NA
268,956
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,769
2,242
2,932
NA
2,640
NA
NA
NA
HA
number . . .
18,299
18,944
16,644
NA
14,586
NA
NA
NA
dollars...
666,952
415,883
487,336
NA
212,563
NA
NA
NA
HA
87
119
343
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
number . . .
213
208
717
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars...
109,880
25,701
104,086
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,295
1,623
2,381
2,186
1,527
NA
NA
NA
HA
number. ..
43,328
41,093
40,667
32,093
20,415
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
1,429,824
1,289,731
999,314
529,242
278,100
NA
NA
NA
HA
98
88
58
43
39
NA
NA
NA
NA
number. . .
4,371
2,565
1,111
956
557
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars...
52,452
37,256
19,136
9,751
3,176
NA
NA
NA
NA
SHEEP SHORN AND WOOL
Sheep and/or lambs shom farms reoorling . . .
104
94
64
48
66
96
139
NA
95
number shom . . .
3,867
3,222
1,460
NA
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
14
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
number shorn . . .
143
HA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
HA
pounds of wool . . .
552
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
NA
98
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
HA
3,724
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
pounds of wool . . .
24,442
HA
NA
HA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
LITTERS FARROWED
Litters farrowed, December 1. previous year
1,245
8,204
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
number of litters . . .
6,258
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
NA
806
955
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
NA
NA
number of litters...
3,437
3,934
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
HA
660
940
1,503
1,889
1,449
1,302
1,249
NA
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
NA
4,679
NA
6,573
NA
6,596
number . . .
71,880,913
62,204,345
59,304,111
NA
16,615,137
NA
2,070,702
NA
434,970
dollars. ..
42,456,377
41,930,673
50,502,492
NA
8,492,849
NA
2,235,324
NA
440,673
Broilers sold farms reporting. ..
1,483
1,479
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
NA
HA
number. . .
71,214,647
61,590,692
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
42,016,642
41,272,681
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
HA
831
1,185
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
number...
666,266
613,653
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars. . .
439,735
657,992
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
NA
1,047
1,531
2,583
NA
NA
NA
7,869
NA
8,568
dozens . . .
7,345,207
5,857,007
6,048,580
NA
NA
9,859,015
HA
2,811,908
dollars...
3,158,439
3,523,731
3,203,470
NA
NA
NA
3,572,911
NA
1,439,544
Turkeys, ilui'ks, g.s^si.. nml miscellaneous
303
509
791
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
1,397,599
3,117,385
695,258
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
NA
158
383
419
663
1,378
NA
2,239
HA
NA
number. ..
412,607
933,779
103,903
71,501
92,654
NA
60,714
HA
HA
281
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
NA
number. .
6,941
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
62
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
number. . .
712
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
NA
23
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
NA
number. . .
1,135
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
•:jl
DAIRY PRODUCTS
1,189
1,475
1 2,018
'2,562
'2,754
NA
'3,952
HA
NA
dollars . .
8,301,057
6,965,369
'6, 811, 556
'4,929,726
'2,225,069
NA
'3,134,872
,!A
'2,442,253
Average sales per farm reporting dollars . .
6,982
4,722
4, 375
'1,924
'808
NA
'793
NA
NA
1,184
1,450
1,800
2,061
2,096
NA
2,752
NA
1,936
178,888,588
167,480,263
140,659,477
135,887,078
101,549,626
NA
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
NA
2,975,256
MA
1,993,745
21
25
69
40
121
NA
HA
1!A
HA
pounds of bulterfat . .
1,165
7,205
49,563
32,155
105,884
;ia
HA
NA
dollars . .
620
4,990
28,985
2 15,384
2 23,874
NA
28,734
:ia
81, 011
Butter, buttermilk, skim milk, and
NA
NA
203
3 505
3 642
NA
3 1,258
HA
3 3,234
dollars. .
NA
NA
19,566
2 53,820
2 28,975
NA
3 130, 882
NA
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
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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
NA
NA
NA
NA
Total value of crops sold, including
horticultural specialties and
26,791,264
22,999,077
12,244,569
9,100,224
5,025,390
NA
8,694,716
NA
NA
Corn:
Corn for all purposes farms reporting...
3,694
4,934
5,625
7,015
7,523
8,807
8,465
8,904
NA
acres...
147,737
169,362
131,045
141,654
137,583
138,783
133,012
136, 214
NA
value , dollars . . .
9,312,011
9,673,715
6,109,197
4,586,319
2,436,080
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2 599
bushels . . .
5,059,486
3,538,784
1,628,383
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
852,188
dollars.. .
6,324,359
5,485,115
3 2,031,725
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,363,501
588
608
516
NA
297
NA
361
261
NA
acres...
5,954
6,348
4,712
NA
2,389
NA
2,761
1,876
NA
tons, green weight...
59,912
53,704
38,945
NA
21,288
NA
20,936
16,327
NA
Hogged or grazed, or cut for
green or dry fodder. . .farms reporting...
65
75
192
NA
59
NA
NA
NA
4 6,975
acres...
522
1,332
1,695
NA
344
NA
968
1,156
4 127,358
Sorghums:
Sorghums for all
14
10
1
5 21
30
NA
NA
acres...
233
114
5
103
38
22
113
value, dollars.. .
19,865
7,428
44
4,635
1,012
NA
3,605
Harvested for grain
1
15
2
14
1
5
NA
bushels. . .
540
440
35
1
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
bushels . . .
NA
220
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars...
6 910
286
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
10
8
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
acres...
161
100
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
tons, green weight...
2,447
857
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Hogged or grazed, or cut for
dry forage or hay farms reporting...
3
NA
5
NA
NA
NA
7
acres...
57
NA
22
NA
NA
NA
25
tons cut...
61
NA
28
NA
NA
NA
63
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
tons...
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars...
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Harvested for sirup. .. .farms reporting...
NA
NA
25
NA
NA
158
acres...
NA
NA
16
NA
5
88
gallons...
NA
NA
816
NA
NA
2,660
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars. . .
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
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
33
202
4,067
3,457
6
54
793
754
10
85
625
812
Sales
..farms reporting...
383
287,181
264,206
256
113,800
106,972
a4
63,418
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
bushels . . .
dollars . . .
NA
NA
. . farms reporting . . .
21
195
2,875
3,738
28
295
5,012
4,912
C)
C)
(')
(')
NA
NA
NA
NA
44
536
7,355
4,596
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
..farms reporting —
bushels. ..
value , dollars . . .
9
129
2,230
2,230
3
41
620
744
7 51
'512
7 7,455
7 11,125
18
263
4,755
5,706
NA
255
4,705
3,233
NA
43
414
314
NA
88
1,813
1,559
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
144,184
86,365
70,468
63,104
44,631
29,292
24,813
NA
NA
Harvested for beans.
..farms reporting...
2,960
2,771
2,577
1,882
1,885
1,473
NA
NA
57
acres...
140,643
80,801
60,172
32,585
25,844
NA
NA
NA
371
bushels. . .
3,246,234
1,484,697
871,406
293,034
330,531
263,637
211,191
NA
3,561
value, dollars...
6,817,091
3,934,447
1,514,542
626,418
306,076
276,819
443,529
NA
16,737
Sales
6,622,317
282
2,299
3,659,036
594
4,526
NA
1,115
7,428
NA
2,545
22,841
NA
2,599
16,386
NA
2,291
12,697
NA
1,824
10,338
NA
NA
10, 110
NA
. . farms reporting. . .
1,458
7,138
tuns...
4,363
5,681
9,738
24,511
19,937
16,986
12,316
NA
8,791
value, dollars...
106,894
184,632
194,760
588,264
249,410
212,325
184,740
NA
246,148
Sales
10,690
33
11,079
44
NA
41
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Hogged or grazed, or
NA
464
383
270
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
value , dollars . . .
14,848
17,618
7,192
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Plowed under for gre
49
67
203
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
778
655
2,598
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
See footnotes at end of
table.'
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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
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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
60
814
1,078,168
43,127
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
15
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
NA
NA
1,877
HA
457,162
NA
NA
NA
1,445,121
NA
115,610
NA
NA
3,361
NA
501,111
557,850
996,926 <
2,161,249 1,074,710 I
KA
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
17
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
18
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
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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 . .
20
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
21
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 ;
10
-J}
1,585
6,123
1,377,635
1,454
74
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 .
22
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
23
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 .
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
24
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
25
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 . .
26
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
27
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 .
28
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
:::
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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
45
140
45
20
5
980
39
106
8
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
45
35
30
5
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
96
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
47
6
5
1
35
160
165
47
14
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
67
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
1
702
41
30
Cosh tenants number. ..
155
45
80
5
15
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
25
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:
15
308
465
188
279
140
36
1
RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR
11
927
31
25
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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
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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
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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
34
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
85
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.
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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
36
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[ |
37
-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 . . .
38
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-
20
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
39
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
36
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
36
23,490
324,251
47,996
105,185
7,400
15,057
55
141
1,175
1,038
41,785
109,865
41
50
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.
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 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
43
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
45
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
85
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]
47
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
9
6,712
5,500
5
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]
51
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
91
11,693
1,361
474,901
50,615
379
50
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
35
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]
53
(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
7
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
55
{]■:■< 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
85
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
50
95
880
1,150
29,040
37,950
270,671
3,867
39,544
38,496
231,127
10,217
174,945
1,122
40
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]
57
(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
85
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.
58
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-". --
59
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 ]
61
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
79
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
10
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 |
63
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
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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
65
(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.
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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
85
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
8
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]
67
(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.
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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
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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 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.
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
26
1,015
79,908
11.7
291.6
70
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
. 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
7
1
8
3
5
"s
38
8
60
8
58
1
1
6
8
58
2
2
8
11
8
7
2
7
8
158
8
38
5
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
81
23
30
1,003
1,685
34
35
304
317
1,405
1,708
1,532
1,476
1,002
50
56
8
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
5
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
21
116
21
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
57
129
5
5
50
77
35
55
26
7
2
120
5
15
93
120
61
15
35
6
5
93
115
61
5
5
:::
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
2
248
16
10
27
35
6
5
1
White rarm operators:
27
35
Nonwhite rarm operators:
6
5
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS
80
15
Class IV number .. .
15
SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES \ND KIXD OF ROAD
1
1
number. ..
2
number. . .
number. . .
65
number...
187
64
number. . .
169
58
number...
120
35
20
3
58
number.. .
116
1
number. ..
4
34
number. ..
49
45
number...
62
70
70
27
16
Farms by kind of road on which located:
68
2
10
10
10
...
FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
60
persons . . .
Farms reporting by number of regular hired workers:
388
40
264
10
10
16
4
RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATOR
42
37
1
72
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
73
| 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
1,532
32, 127,745
1,297
1,506
7,853,855
restock farms
other than poultry
and dairy farms
General farms
74
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
85
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
12
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
74
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
76
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
14
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 . ,
77
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
10
3,915
78
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
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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
30
1,065
171,250
22.7
340.5
13,504
128
5,628
30
2,435
98
3,193
46
2,903
401
35,756
110,953
14.7
619.8
49,436
6.6
1,267.6
80
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
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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.
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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
86
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
11
1,436
12,729
33
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.
84
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
s reporting
number
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
98
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
85
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 |
86
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
87
(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
89
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
90
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
91
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.
92
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
86
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
13
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
93
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
94
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
98
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
85
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
17
1,061
DELAWARE
95
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.
96
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 .
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
38
69
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
13
15,176
34,970
10
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
30
19,465
98
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
74
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
17
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.
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
105
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 .
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.. .
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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
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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.
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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
... |
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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 .
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.
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 —
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 —
25
50
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
c
„
is
Item
sp
=
■6
9
!l
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
3
£
»
i
5
1
-
1
1
1
jfl
£
i
1
3
5
1
1
S
3
»
«
|
|
9
=
i:
5"
1
8
s
fi-
vtt
311
1
b
i
i
§
I
§
2
I
S
3
C
1
1
a
a
i
6
f?
&
<:■
Farms and farm characteristics;
Land in fnmis
1
1
i
1
1
i
i
2
2
1
2
l
2
i
2
3
1
2
1
Value of land and buildings per farm
dollars
2
i
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
i
2
4
2
2
1
Cropland harvested
acres
1
1
i
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Total cropland
1
1
i
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
Total pastureland
1
2
i
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Irrigated land in farms
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Commercial fertilizer:
Land on which commercial fertilizer was used
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
Farm labor:
Regular hired workers employed 150 or more days
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Specified farm expenditures:
Feed for livestock and poultry ..........
dollars
3
.'.
3
2
2
1
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Purchase of livestock and poultjy
dollars
3
3
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
Machine hire
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Hired labor
dollars
2
4
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
2
Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees
dollars
3
4
4
3
1
4
2
2
3
2
4
2
4
2
2
2
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for (he farm business
dollars
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Livestock and livestock products'
Cattle and calves on hand
number
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Cows, including heifers that have calved, on hand
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
2
Hogs and pigs on hand
number
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Sheep and lambs on hand
number
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Chickens, 4 months old and over, on hand
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
3
2
2
4
3
Calves sold alive
3
2
1
3
1
1
3
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Cattle, not counung calves, sold alive
number
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Hogs and pigs sold alive
number
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
3
Sheep and lambs sold alive
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Horses sold
::
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Broilers sold
number
::
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Other chickens sold
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
2
4
4
2
2
Chicken eggs sold
dozens
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
Valueof milk and cream sold
;•
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Specified crops harvested:
i
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
acres...
i
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
bushels. . .
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
A
2
4
2
2
3
2
4
2
2
1
Sovb f all uru ses
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Harvested for beans acres
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
bushels . . .
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
bushels . . .
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
tons . . .
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
tons...
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
tons . . .
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
tons. ..
4
2
4
1
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
1
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
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 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
53
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
75
26
55
41
14
26
10,529
i;785
3,219
3,394
868
1,291
464
157
978
35,870
9,400
67,643
56
33
36
2,355
5
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 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
39
46
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
85
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
16
2,015
116
307,997
135
1,042,800
299
3,349,521
12
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
42
1,391
1,592
69,073,990
397
5,328,650
291
1,635,686
33
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
DELAWARE
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
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
10
25
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
95
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
2
1,769
2,242
18,299
18,944
666,952
415,883
87
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 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
21
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
50
13,824
12,383
8,214
6,125
.farms reporting 1959.
1954. ,
acres 1959.
1954.
bushels 1959.
1954.
Stub Items continued
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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
1
Annual legumes:
Soybeans grown for all
.farms reporting 1959. . .
3,093
959
190
1,944
2
1954...
3,106
1,010
240
1,856
3
acreB 1959...
144,184
45,869
6,741
91,574
4
1954...
86,365
24,705
3,393
58,267
5
.farms reporting 1959...
2,960
902
138
1,920
6
1954...
2,771
895
111
1,765
7
acres 1959...
140,643
44,292
5,972
90,379
8
1954...
80,801
22,734
1,831
56,236
9
bushels 1959...
3,246,234
1,016,685
145,443
2,084,106
10
1954...
1,484,697
410,663
32,274
1,041,760
u
.farms reporting 1959...
282
139
53
90
209
12
1954...
594
251
134
13
acres 1959...
2,299
1,160
495
644
14
1954. . .
4,526
1,730
1,270
1,526
15
tons 1959...
4,363
1,977
1,191
1,195
li
1954...
5,681
1,943
1,789
1,949
17
Hogged or grazed, or cut
. farms reporting 1959 .
33
15
9
9
u
1954. . .
44
9
18
17
19
acres 1959...
464
227
137
100
20
1954...
383
41
144
198
21
Plowed under for green
.farms reporting 1959. . .
49
17
9
23
22
1954. . .
67
21
15
31
23
acres 1959...
778
190
137
451
24
Farms classified by ac
1954. . .
res barveBted for beans:
655
200
148
307
2'
.farms reporting 1959...
412
151
22
239
26
10 to 24 acres
.farms reporting 1959...
854
247
44
563
27
.farms reporting 1959...
788
212
33
543
28
50 to 99 acres
.farms reporting 1959...
583
181
29
373
29
100 or more acres.
.farms reporting 1959...
323
111
10
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
2
1954...
55,199
18,450
13,535
J
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting 1959 —
315
92
157
66
1954. . .
548
169
244
135
5
acres 1959...
4,595
1,012
2,756
827
1954...
5,962
1,174
3,680
1,108
7
tons 1959...
13,435
3,168
7,847
2,420
a
1954. . .
11,382
2,210
7,106
2,066
9
35
7
23
5
10
1954. . .
31
5
18
8
11
tons 1959...
909
101
530
278
L2
1954. . .
533
74
351
108
13
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting 1959 —
1,032
381
339
312
14
1954...
1,426
464
506
456
15
acres 1959...
19,239
6,738
8,600
3,901
16
1954. . .
24,012
7,486
11,862
4,664
17
tons 1959...
31,593
10,448
14,301
6,844
18
1954...
31,892
9,662
16,012
6,218
V
117
31
54
32
20
1954. . .
103
24
51
28
21
tons 1959...
3,349
762
1,730
857
22
1954...
Farms reporting by acres cut for hay:
2,363
665
1,465
233
23
348
112
63
173
24
413
180
132
101
25
202
72
104
26
26
62
16
36
10
27
100 or more acres farms reporting 1959...
7
1
4
2
28
743
454
44
245
29
1954. . .
1,288
760
51
477
30
acres 1959...
10,807
7,534
749
■ 2,524
31
1954. . .
13,508
12,817
899
4,792
32
tons 1959...
15,721
10,900
1,063
3,758
33
1954. . .
22,143
14,644
1,096
6,403
v.
39
20
19
35
1954...
72
35
1
36
if,
tons 1959...
750
502
248
37
1954...
849
437
9
403
38
Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other
small grains cut for hay. .. .farms reporting 1959...
105
38
18
49
39
1954...
237
72
39
126
40
acres 1959...
994
309
258
427
41
1954. . .
2,088
616
427
1,045
42
tons 1959...
1,393
439
327
627
43
1954...
2,537
686
456
1,395
44
7
1
1
5
45
1954. . .
13
2
11
46
tons 1959...
91
1
9
81
47
1954. . .
133
19
114
48
233
68
69
%
49
1954. . .
225
78
44
103
50
acres 1959...
2,597
746
936
915
51
1954. . .
2,813
694
877
1,242
52
tans 1959...
3;700
1,136
1,265
1,299
53
1954. . .
3,016
708
629
1,679
54
18
15
2
4
12
3
4
55
1954...
8
56
tons 1959...
335
7
237
91
57
1954...
154
55
49
50
58
Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa.
clover, or small grains farms reporting 1959...
119
67
28
24
59
1954. . .
106
27
46
33
60
acres 1959...
1,954
797
742
415
61
1954...
1,816
427
705
684
62
tons, green weight 1959...
12,071
5,225
4,491
2,355
63
1954. . .
9,552
1,711
4,480
3,361
64
98
128
35
61
13
' 5
50
65
1954. . .
62
66
acres 1959...
1,270
469
179
622
67
1954. . .
1,451
704
56
691
68
bushels 1959...
1,791
499
134
1,158
69
1954...
1,684
653
35
996
70
158
119
8
31
71
1954. . .
249
165
6
78
72
acres 1959...
1,947
1,475
200
272
73
1954. . .
3,159
2,121
142
896
74
pounds 1959...
389,762
290,797
29,300
69,665
75
1954. . .
716,666
535,095
25,200
156,371
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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
57
741
11,807
26,678
28,279
187,933
219,096
30
47
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
23
41
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
■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?
U.
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?
E
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
□
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
a
D
□
D
D
D
a
a
D
D
Numbc.
a
N U mb«
% /nn
D
a
t /nn
a
a
i /nn
□
a
a
a
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
i
E
PART l.-LIST OF PLACtS IN bD
PART II -AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS
PART III -HLIINI. Al
1
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'
to
ducks?
tobacco?
field
(6)
20 or
frso7
grape-
Any veg.
etables
for sale?
berries?
or green-
(81
i
6
16
No : Yei
No ; Yes
No ■ Yes
No |Yes
No 1 Yes
No |Yei
No : Yes
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 1 Yes
No ! 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
f
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
8
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
3
14,17,18,19,21
4,5
17,18,19,20,21
7
8
11
1,17,18,19,20,21
1,1a
8
11
4,17,18,19,20,21
4,6
8,15
11
15,17,18,19,20
8
11
6,12,17,18,19,20,21
4,8
7,17,18,19,20,21
4,10
8
11
4,17,18,19,20,21
6
1,2,3
l,la,2,3
,2,3,17,18,19,20,21
1,2,4
3,17,18,19,20
3
1,2
la
3,17,18,19,20,21
3
1,2,17,18,19,20,21
1,1a
17,18,19,20,21
1
17,18,19,20,21
1
3,17,18,19,20,21
5
3,17,18,19,20,21
17,18,19,20,21
7
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
9
15,17,18,19,20
7
7,17,18,19,20,21
11
8
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
8
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
7
4,17,18,19,20,21
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
7
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
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
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
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
8
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
8
3,17,18,19,20,21
4,6
3,4,5
11
3,5
9
8
8
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
8
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
6,7,17,18,19,20,21
15,17,18,19,20
8
8
17,18,19,20,21
3,4,17,18,19,20
5,17,18,19,20,21
5,17,18,19,20,21
5,17,18,19,20,21
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF
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
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—
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
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Statistical Reports Division — Edwin D. Goldfield, Chief
Statistical Research Division — William N. Hurwitz, Chief
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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.
August 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:
1
Maine.
19
South Dakota.
38
Montana.
2
New Hampshire.
20
Nebraska.
39
Idaho.
3
Vermont.
21
Kansas.
40
Wyoming.
4
Massachusetts.
South Atlantic:
41
Colorado.
5
Rhode Island.
22
Delaware.
42
New Mexico.
6
Connecticut.
23
Maryland.
43
Arizona.
Middle Atlantic States:
24
Virginia.
44
Utah.
7
New York.
25
West Virginia.
45
Nevada.
8
New Jersey.
26
North Carolina.
Pacific:
9
Pennsylvania.
27
South Carolina.
46
Washington.
East North Central:
28
Georgia.
47
Oregon.
10
Ohio.
29
Florida.
48
California.
11
Indiana.
East South Central:
49
Alaska.
12
Illinois.
30
Kentucky.
50
Hawaii
13
Michigan.
31
Tennessee.
Other Areas:
14
Wisconsin.
32
Alabama.
51
American Samoa.
West North Central:
33
Mississippi.
52
Guam.
15
Minnesota.
West South Central:
53
Puerto Rico.
16
Iowa.
34
Arkansas.
54
Virgin Islands.
17
Missouri.
35
Louisiana.
18
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
I
Farms and Land in Farms.
VII
Field Crops and Vegetables.
II
Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.
VIII
Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-
III
Farm Facilities, Farm Equipment.
ucts.
IV
Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and
IX
Value of Farm Products.
Cash Rent.
X
Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.
V
Size of Farm.
XI
Economic Class of Farm.
VI
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.
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-
563128—60
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.
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 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."
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
Enumeration Assignments, or EA's. Each EA comprised an
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XI
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.
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 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.
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, Minnesota, 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 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.
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 table to obtain the number of farms
reporting the item.
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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.
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 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
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 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.
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 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.
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
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.
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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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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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) 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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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
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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 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.
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 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.
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
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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-
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.
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 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
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-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
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 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.
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 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.
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."
xxrv
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 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
•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 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.
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 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.
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 Id
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 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.
(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 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.
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.
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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
Vm
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
6,323,840
6,327,680
6,327,680
6,362,240
6,362,240
6,362,240
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
NA
NA
"-
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
10 to 19 acres....,
.farms reporting
2,928
3,911
4,763
5,265
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
20 to 29 acres
.farms reporting
2,100
2,775
3,366
3,863
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
»0to49 acres
.farms reporting
3,097
4,042
4,736
5,915
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
50 to99 acres
.farms reporting
4,715
5,840
6,301
7,939
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.farms reporting
3,182
3,559
3,364
3,998
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
200 or more acres
.farms reporting
1,332
1,140
878
745
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
200 to 499 acres
.farms reporting
1,169
1,027
818
691
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
500 to 999 acres
.farms reporting
139
97
50
48
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,000 or more acres
.farms reporting
24
16
10
6
NA
NA
• NA
NA
NA
.farms reporting
9,772
13,026
17,264
13,833
24,888
23,460
23,233
»^01
HA
«-
287,198
363,264
447,503
393,615
600,743
550,587
538,913
525,523
NA
Cropland not harvested and not pastured. .
.farms reporting
8,195
9,600
14,008
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.ere.
207,991
188,461
306,193
224,838
375,021
405,092
387,64?
450,002
HA
Soil-improvement grasses and legumes .
.farms reporting
2,471
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
.ores
59,241
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Other cropland (idle and crop failure) . .
.farms reporting
6,564
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
acre.
148,750
NA
IIA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.farms reporting
4,714
6,462
6,537
5,060
NA
6,810
8,132
7,467
:ia
acres
137,937
19. ,100
163,397
127,338
NA
185,515
205,474
187,183
NA
.farms reporting
15,641
IS 073
22,326
25,004
NA
28,269
26,856
28,327
NA
acre,
814,712
938,659
1,005,620
973,937
NA
1,078,433
1,007,629
945,760
NA
Other pasture (not cropland and
.farms reporting
9,296
12,; 38
12,135
17,548
NA
11,508
11,354
10,311
NA
acres
356,531
417,1-0
350,833
471,767
NA
213,835
214,435
180,204
NA
3,041
3,39-;
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
acres
113,600
109,870
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Other land (house lots, roads.
.farms reporting
NA
30,041
38,580
36,760
NA
40,500
37,046
NA
NA
acres
196,479
223,210
250,5*2
263,103
NA
272,745
278,683
367,213
NA
farms reportinir
23,076
29,673
33,680
39,496
41,310
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
.farms reporting
16,967
22,517
26,058
29,047
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
acre,
781,666
974,534
961,733
992,720
NA
949,937
958,822
892,910
NA
17,915
22,412
25,290
27,283
29,360
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
30
8
17
NA
NA
NA
NA
acres
11,174
8,344
697
287
67
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
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
NA
269,050
Ssi.sio
MA
1,777,513
HA
18,595
MA
171,080
MA
HA
NA
246,459
NA
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
HA
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
MA
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
NA
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
NA
168,831
470,422
NA
408,318
109,351
NA
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
53
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
58
22,938
12,501
7,537
42,110
28,737
1,721
658
10,994
26.1
2,216
64
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
HA
4,383,641
2,439,702
197,554
230,328
1,466,057
MA
HA
MA
162,486
MA
1,677,434
930,520
90,826
86,728
569,360
MA
MA
39,518
27,033
1,722
MA
4,088,415
2,410,617
184,103
222,194
1,271,501
NA
NA
115,488
MA
1,598,984
910,368
85,765
82,880
519,971
NA
MA
MA
295,226
79,085
13,451
8,134
194,556
NA
NA
46,998
NA
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
NA
4,374,398
2,393,647
246,649
228,397
1,505,705
152,719
NA
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
NA
4,028,829
2,306,054
226,307
206,519
1,289,949
143,857
NA
NA
MA
1,637,541
891,653
101,947
78,807
565,134
45,468
NA
NA
NA
345,569
87,593
20,342
21,878
215,756
8,862
NA
NA
46,990
MA
104,074
25,334
8,939
8,859
60,942
2,109
NA
NA
49,001
33,771
1,367
NA
4,433,398
2,563,394
110,768
182,368
1,576,868
121,370
NA
MA
147,371
MA
.1,777,513
964,942
47,289
74,527
690,755
39,216
NA
NA
10,417
24.6
1,608
NA
4,077,013
2,457,900
96,135
166,239
1,356,739
111,271
NA
NA
102,950
NA
1,669,394
933,807
41,223
68,574
625,790
36,432
NA
NA
NA
356,385
105,494
14,633
16,129
220,129
10,099
NA
NA
44,421
NA
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
NA
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
HA
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
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
27,154
NA
29,943
33,272
35,113
number...
198,069
219,208
204,124
NA
184,703
NA
164,434
172,581
161,972
value, dollars.. .
46,546,215
NA
NA
NA
11,859,632
NA
15,523,785
10,098,390
13,499,901
Heifers and heirer calves
farms reporting
12,060
15,823
153,725
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
number...
147,708
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
value, dollars...
15,066,216
8,916,050
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
KA
Steers and bulls, including steer
. .farms reporting. . .
10,876
13,949
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
number . . .
81,842
85,671
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
KA
value, dollars.. .
9,821,040
6,768,009
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5,762
10,465
19,822
NA
30,404
33,910
35,515
41,2457
KA
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. . .
NA
NA
16,902
23,097
25,395
28,505
NA
NA
41,973
number...
HA
NA
40,069
66,322
79,539
79,933
94,099
116,711
141,341
value, dollars
KA
NA
2,830,299
5,790,546
8,435,845
8,110,215
9,512,011
8,642,188
13,835,411
NA
NA
4,873
8,569
11,126
12,445
NA
NA
12,589
number. . .
NA
NA
8,425
17,802
25,158
28,956
29,051
30,733
32,621
value, dollars. . .
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
7,762
NA
KA
number...
128,253
128,927
115,564
NA
NA
NA
73,362
NA
KA
value, dollars .. .
1,667,289
2,062,832
1,220,376
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HA
9,541
13,729
16,349
NA
23,030
NA
NA
NA
NA
number...
88,342
101,829
129,095
NA
158,546
NA
131,999
NA
NA
value, dollars. . .
3,091,970
4,480,476
2,863,501
NA
1,439,862
NA
NA
NA
HA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,922
number...
8,509
10,037
20,705
NA
NA
NA
87,042
17,159
13,031
value, dollars . . .
144,653
150,555
347,149
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
123,730
1,304
1,612
1,460
NA
2,632
NA
NA
NA
NA
number . . .
29,505
35,156
29,029
NA
56,410
NA
107,110
74,719
89,996
value, dollars. . .
482,120
475,628
532,383
NA
365,794
NA
1,234,143
NA
1,139,068
Ewes
1,269
1,552
1,430
1,734
2,362
3,637
NA
NA
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
NA
1,075,642
1,037
1,200
972
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
KA
number...
2,008
2,325
2,489
NA
8,097
NA
6,513
3,130
4,516
value, dollars . . .
42,168
48,825
43,364
NA
47, 753
NA
66,197
NA
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
NA
6,110
9,858
NA
NA
11,257
number. .
6,414
22,476
40,619
NA
51,602
74,068
NA
NA
55,323
value, dollars . .
35,277
100,002
211,099
NA
119,175
207,390
NA
NA
262,901
10
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
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
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
11
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)
(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
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
Total value of crops eold,
lnc luding
horticultural specialties
75,082,988
70,068,064
55,471,636
52,018,482
24,989,771
NA
37,704,547
NA
NA
Com:
Corn for all purposes . .
. .farms reporting . . .
16,890
22,243
25,370
30,284
32,116
35,544
35,245
38,470
NA
acres . . .
461,666
498,252
440,888
501,382
488,655
480,601
498,888
515,538
NA
value, dollars. . .
31,323,674
32,947,204
25,125,391
22,479,832
10,918,735
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
13,061
bushels. . .
11,978,419
7,986,393
4,852,546
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5,067,706
dollars. . .
14,134,537
12,378,912
'5,592,445
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
7,854,944
..farms reporting...
4,838
5,390
4,228
NA
3,258
NA
2,774
2,022
NA
60,019
65,082
41,017
NA
28, 118
NA
25,979
18,311
NA
tons, green weight...
663,426
606,860
385,575
NA
272,740
NA
216,019
127,752
NA
Hogged or grazed, or
cut for
green or dry fodder
..farms reporting...
414
651
864
NA
616
NA
NA
NA
'14,132
acres...
3,329
6,132
6,513
NA
4,036
NA
9,616
16,426
'219,684
Sorghums:
Sorghums for all
..farms reporting...
NA
NA
2
'276
103
NA
28
NA
NA
1,424
669
25
'2,537
489
197
118
193
2,167
value, dollars...
112,091
32,207
500
'107,965
8,585
3,593
2,103
NA
27,426
Harvested for grain
. . farms reporting . . .
30
17
2
5
6
4
4
NA
6
223
233
25
28
19
13
5
9
7
bushels. . .
8,312
7,768
500
455
461
339
108
129
138
..farms reporting...
16
NA
1
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
bushels. . .
NA
3,884
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars. ..
4,390
5,049
350
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Cut for silage
..farms reporting —
67
31
NA
12
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,161
435
NA
84
NA
NA
NA
NA
tons, green weight...
13,690
2,929
NA
767
NA
NA
NA
NA
Hogged or grazed, or
cut for
dry forage or hay. . .
. . farms reporting . . .
3
NA
77
NA
NA
NA
79
acres. . .
40
NA
380
NA
NA
NA
2,086
tons cut. . .
55
NA
672
NA
NA
NA
1,950
..farms reporting...
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Harvested for sirup. .
..farms reporting...
1
NA
8
NA
NA
143
1
NA
6
NA
2
74
gallons . . .
60
NA
398
NA
NA
2,705
..farms reporting...
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
71
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Small grains harvested:
. . farms reporting . . .
7,846
10,100
13,086
16,591
NA
NA
NA
20,018
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
bushels —
3,258,306
3,922^344
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
5,441,373
8,550,712
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,066
bushels. . .
194,911
327,017
77,045
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
101,639
dollars —
144,235
261,613
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
w
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars .. .
848,727
620,708
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
bushels. ..
194,179
176,362
65,570
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars. . .
244,668
264,542
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
. .farms reporting . . .
138
364
558
NA
1,012
NA
1,333
1,617
2,168
768
1,621
2,447
NA
4,166
NA
6,448
6,948
8,736
bushels. . .
17,581
45,032
51,235
NA
79,142
NA
118,817
118,625
168,639
value, dollars...
22,855
44,131
59,945
NA
49,365
NA
109,299
131,135
252,963
. .farms reporting. . .
41
87
69
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
bushels. . .
7,793
20,089
7,503
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
10,132
19,688
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Other grains
..farms reporting...
33
36
28
108
NA
89
NA
NA
334
328
282
1,314
1,790
855
870
77
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 . . .
3
6
12
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
bushels. . .
2,579
1,384
2,806
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
2,837
1,661
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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 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
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
NA
85,481
91,465
NA
NA
54,363
121,527
NA
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
NA
2,474
13,841
20,738
435,498
NA
6,681
48,713
62,744
1,451,562
NA
6,055
38,349
56,391
696,832
NA
5,524
31,623
40,569
543,625
NA
4,365
25,495
34,601
543,236
NA
NA
26,751
NA
NA
NA
value , dollars . . .
3,042
15,114
19,162
498,212
9,828
462
5,695
159,460
40,713
411
5,196
239,016
NA
248
2,141
58,314
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
25,142
854,828
Sales farms reporting
461
280
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
tons...
17,949
6,889
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
511,551
299,673
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
304,719
NA
338,743
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
tons...
24,110
15,788
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars —
542,482
576,262
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
210
208
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
tons...
2,764
2,327
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
71,864
83,772
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
'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
21
33
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
tons...
134
348
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
2,948
11,136
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
tons...
1,748
2,193
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
dollars . . .
36,708
50,439
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
See footnotes at end of table.
MARYLAND
13
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
35
508
868,814
20,355
20,355
15
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
17,912,292
43
205
12,357
38,905
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
95
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
15,319,145
180
981
56,808
198,828
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
HI
10
10
12
290
135
339
30,176
27,210
54,236
6,940
6,530
8,135
6,710
4,571
KA
12,938
9,259
1,338,394
2,036,224
4,272
5,999
873,082
1,623,368
KA
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
KA
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
KA
5,773
31,700
22,473,735
6,236,889
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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
1
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
14
1,552
MARYLAND
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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
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
HA
4,209
32,445
2,382
182,005
9,758
NA
3,667
401,687
1,803
453,532
797,478
11,958
766,388
9,609
2,075,261
1,197,701
NA
5,106
3,336
16,911
1,786
152,092
9,503
NA
NA
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
NA
NA
53,774
654,669
91,416
838,421
16
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
HA
1,678
209
3,909
4,280
5,533
39,604
3,948
41,754
27,259
NA
1,000
1
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
17
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
65
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.
18
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
19
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.
s reporting.
* 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
IS
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
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
HA
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
11
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
20
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
21
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
"0
3,198
61,796
2,094
22
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
23
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
36
34,927
20,584
24,057
10
6
3,299
2,819
26
33
17,285
21,238
25
30
86,285
88,563
45
58
265,858
333,085
27
26
65,633
89,472
45
58
200,225
243,613
45
57
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.
24
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
25
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. ..
21
reporting. ..
reporting. ..
907
persons . . .
1,164
reporting . . .
719
reporting . . .
136
reporting . . .
52
reporting . . .
reporting. ..
reporting. ..
563
persons . . .
867
reporting. . .
365
reoorting.. .
142
reporting. . .
36
reporting. . .
20
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
$n
$0.65 to $0
$0.75
, S)
50. B5
/-.SI
S1.00
on
$1.15
o$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.
26
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
27
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
28
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
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 ;
37
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 . .
30
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
24
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
23
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
41
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
85
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
85
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
32
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
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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
91
96
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
40
40
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
10
995
1,060
1,670
2,150
1,485
1,690
1,295
175
15
460
1,831
2,091
2,191
1,911
1,156
45
55
34
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
57
193
2,688
768
2,421
12,201
316,194
12,154
86,846
94
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
84
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
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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
66
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
50
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
36
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]
37
-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
85
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
38
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.
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
70
58
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
20
11
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
10
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.
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
23
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
40
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
41
(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
52
184
9,226
294,684
9,184
80,847
84
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
25
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
43
(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.
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 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
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
88
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
89
102,553
1,005
280,809
2,811
385
11
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
6
9,030
18,015
31
7,830
11,520
15
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
45
(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
23
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
52
2,567
58
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
66
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 ]
47
(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
5,246
20
4,530
212
151,779
4,369
333
2,322
6,163
134,280
6,137
25,025
52
184
2,477
554
2,267
9,226
294,684
9,184
80,847
84
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
25
660
IB
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
63
261
581
1,204
2,389
2,835
41
186
440
139
544
1,355
48
176
406
739
1,082
1,625
246
398
611
6,345
326
3,219
531
3,126
15
60
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
75
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 |
49
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
12
24
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
7
25,576
1,001
12,365
10,583,050
1,350
5
1,000
i and butterfat sold. *Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harveste
elude data for farms with
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
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
23
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
47
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
60
70
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
51
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
52
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 ]
53
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
63
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
80
519
31
. 762
27
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
15
138,375
11,375
4,752
226
68,770
2,340
2,549,641
87,110
1,279
98
797,643
46,120
3,482
604
169,494
22,234
4,001,008
542,493
375,215
7,198
4,091
77
102,553
960
280,809
2,360
385
15
14,751
230
7,272
324
178,305
4,311
297,058
7,006
807
50
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
5
3,800
14,675
35
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
55
(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
23
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
45
56,008
309
11,323
123,298
11.5
638.8
114
14,828
64
4,229
14
1,415
52
2,814
42
2,024
138
16,980
95
19,078
66
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
76
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
40
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,
57
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
54
47
216
185
1,818
1,222
47,726
31,605
1,808
1,212
9,260
6,068
20
15
55
30
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
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
35
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...
58
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
90
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
59
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
20
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
23
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
17
3,928
8
2,065
66,944
14.2
421.0
14.3
82,403
17.5
263.3
8,725
70
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 |
61
(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
89
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
84
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
19
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
81
660
53
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 ]
63
(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
64
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 . .
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
87
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
20
20
15
2,240
3,850
3,400
146
245
195
2,716
2,830
1,680
96,645
99,555
64,190
30
40
25
18,795
9,385
6,240
. 12
65
35
• 280
930
390
7,200
22,B75-
7,345
10,530
30
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
65
| 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.
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
35
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
67
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
84
5
2,469
50
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
75
4,035
428
2,050
195
3,036
127
3,788
71
S189
688
23,243,857
594,872
5.495
549
1,498
76
1,039
45
686
10
471
8
8,901
632
2,832,677
226,055
4,086
270
4 , 421
322
394
40
11,32;
713
25,219,664
1,190,370
2,491
220
1,971
100
1,383
75
2,728
196
1,596
74
9,904
763
4,375,171
224,239
3,053
230
5,278
427
913
56
660
50
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
68
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]
69
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
70
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
24
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
5,897
7,912
13,324
2,556
5,122
2,421
2,631
5,993
2,101
2,581
3,220
2,394
1,692
1,156
2,462
717
128
33
15,979
100.0
2,920,047
100.0
182.7
47,087
264.34
14,719
1,363,096
1,051
1,237
1,123
2,308
4,535
3,131
1,164
147
23
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
4,464
162,121
1,579
69,160
1,730
100,423
683
23,314
15,803
206
1,603
3,796
4,446
3,795
1,957
49.9
5,433
2,507
765
2,161
1,580
2,67.7
2,341
10,546
1,824
3,015
685
996
1,993
1,066
1,696
2,435
2,059
1,507
1,046
2,347
681
122
31
1,740
10.9
486,900
16.7
279.8
49,688
185.82
1,740
291,108
70
45
122
515
494
419
70
5
719
18,379
547
19,430
161
4,960
446
14,470
140
4,210
1,400
119,802
274
7,760
71
1,015
31
1,299
749
55,057
46
3,655
35
2,270
26
685
1,728
25
251
424
421
420
187
48.4
670
351
101
218
211
315
252
1,070
200
270
53
100
70
160
185
220
200
136
436
195
'I
2,750
17.2
345,643
11.8
125.7
34,211
286.98
2,750
101,114
420
631
420
680
426
146
26
1
1,086
24,699
1,539
41,631
766
12,825
1,149
28,806
607
13,491
1,889
130,849
479
10,117
190
3,030
31
340
1,723
25,321
171
3,710
121
2,920
91
1,591
2,735
45
261
658
778
708
285
49.6
1,146
561
160
425
431
480
473
1,604
305
357
121
165
620
305
405
415
270
135
125
240
60
9
1
98
0.6
19,717
0.7
201.2
43,207
257.67
98
13,080
10
35
40
11
2
21
300
32
326
10
105
27
221
1
50
53
3,704
20
620
56
1,764
82
5,985
98
5
20
27
30
16
52.8
5
5
"5
93
21
47
5
5
5
10
15
30
10
16
6
1
342
2.1
76,458
2.6
Value of land and buildings:
Aver aCTe
dollars...
237.42
Land in farms according to use:
50,754
50 to 99 acres
farms reporting...
55
45
36
29
7
121
farms reporting. . .
farms reporting. . .
977
134
2,435
16
190
123
2,245
56
Land use practices:
1,446
232
17,058
32
1,375
5
200
86
5,314
163
Cropland used for erain or row crops
16,364
10
Land in strip-cropping systems for
.... faims reporting. . .
2,050
10
2,905
6
FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
205
340
5
37
63
number...
77
55 to 64 years
number...
116
42
51.3
OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INC
Farm operators-
DME
ooerators reporting. . .
operators reporting. . .
operator- reporting. . .
operators reporting. . .
operators reporting. . .
operators reporting. . .
operators reporting. . .
operators reporting. . .
operators reporting...
operators reporting. , .
operators reporting. . .
95
With otfier members of family working off farm ....
With income from sources other than farm
50
15
30
35
30
WiUi other income of family exceedin