Source of data is from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Statistics Service
and the United States Department of Agriculture Statistics Service.
 Data from 2007
Dorchester County Farm Profile
424 Farms
314 acres Average Farm Size
133,188 acres in Farm Land
303 Full-Time Farmers
443 Workers Employed
Livestock
Amount
Farms
Value
Cattle
255
28
$331,000
Broilers/Poultry
11,207,974
81
$22,484,000
Sheep and Goats
231
8
$23,000
Milk Cows
0
0
$1,774,000
Equine
460
160
$5,280,000
Source: National Ag Statistics Service USDA
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Maryland Agricultural Statistics
Crops
Farms
Acres
Average Yield
Value
Corn
133
33,111
123.32 bu
$14,677,000
Soybean
119
38,043
28.24 bu
$4,036,000
Wheat
75
15,446
64.89 bu
$8,617,000
Barley
21
2,118
72.05 bu
 
Hay
35
1,008
2.28 ton
 
Vegetables
51
8,933
  $13,367,000
Nursery, Greenhouse,
Floriculture and Sod
12
    $1,399,000
Orchards and Berries
5
12
   
Source: National Ag Statistics Service USDA
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