AGRICULTURE


Agriculture remains the largest single land use in Maryland, with roughly 35% of total land area used for farming. In 1994, some 14,500 farms averaged 152 acres each. Gross farm income for Maryland totaled $1.57 billion in 1994.

The Department of Agriculture is responsible for food safety and consumer services, plant industries and pest management, and resource conservation.

FARM PRODUCTS, 1994
Poultry $444,341,000
Greenhouse/Nursery $235,953,000
Dairy Products/Wholesale Milk $179,196,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $ 94,785,000
Meat Animals $ 77,208,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay, oats) $ 70,199,000
Vegetables $ 68,049,000
Miscellaneous Livestock & Products $ 47,515,000
Eggs $ 45,227,000
Food Grains (rye, wheat) $ 36,359,000
Forest Products $ 29,650,000
Tobacco $ 18,530,000
Other Seed & Field Crops $ 15,634,000
Fruits/Nuts $ 9,979,000
Mushrooms $ 1,705,000


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 Maryland Manual On-Line, 1997

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