Poultry, Dairy Products Dominate Maryland’s Agriculture WASHINGTON, DC Lives tock, poultry, and their products accounted for $753 million, or 74 percent of Maryland’s agricultural sales in 1987, figures from the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau show. Poultry and poultry products accounted for 43 percent of total agricultural sales,_ and dairy products accounted for 19 percent. Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products, accounted for $253 million or 26 percent of total agricultural sales. Com, soy beans, and hay were the leading crops by harvested acres with 432,409 acres, 405,170 acres, and 255,676 acres respectively. The 1987 Census of Agriculture shows that Maryland’s total agricultural sales amounted to $989 million. The 14,776 Maryland farms counted in 1987 were 9 percent fewer than in 1982, when the last agriculture census was taken. Some4S percent had 1987 sales of $lO,OOO or more, and 18 percent had annual sales of $lOO,OOO or more. Production expenditures for the Corrosion Resistant Materials Company P.O. Box 848 Farmingdale, NJ 07727 Toll free: 1-800-322-CRMC For Fast Service Phone: 201-938-5500 'Fabral ii a trademark of Alcan Aluminum Corporation -«J- f Poultry and poultry products Dairy products Cattle and calves Hogs and pigs All other livestock state’s agricultural operations came to $B5l million. Agricultur al operators paid 30 percent less for commercial fertilizers and 19 percent more for hired farm labor than they did in 1982. They spent 1 made l| two decisions that Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold State Total =5736,006,000 O 10 203040506070 tame Bumu at Gmi made my life a lot m. better. First, I married " Nancy McGinnis. That same year she } convinced me to put ; Fabral™ siding and roofing panels on our | buildings. Even after all these years, Nancy and Fabral are still as good looking and as durable as ever!" 9 percent more for livestock and poultry feed. For more information on pub lished reports and machine read able data from the 1987 Census of Agriculture, and also data from If you’re looking for siding and roofing that will last, then you want Fabral Behind its good looks is a carefully engineered system that gives remarkable durability and design flexibility. To find out more, just call us at our toll free number. Less thi S2.F .9% $2,500 $9, $lO,OOO $49,f $50,000 $99. $lOO,OOO $249. $250,000 ormorr previous agriculture censuses, contact the Agriculture Division. Bureau of the Census, Room 436, Iverson Mall, Washington, D.C. Lancaster Fanning Saturday, March 11,1989-011 Farm* by Value of Product* Sold 0 5 10 IS 20 25 30 3ft Sawt >wii oUnClw— Landis Spraying Service 587 Strasburg Road, PARADISE PA 17567 Established Over 40 Years QUALITY SPRAYING Airblast & Boom Sprayers Liquid Nitrogen Small Grains - Top Dress Corn - Apply w/Herblcide or Side Dress Later Soil Fumigation Seedbeds - Vegetable Grounds 20233, ATTN: Agriculture Infor mation Specialist, or call on (301) 763-1113. (717)687 6535 ' !8.2% Now
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