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Agricultural Industry Profile for Somerset County, Maryland

Agricultural Industry Profile for Somerset County, Maryland. Poultry Dominates the Agricultural Industry. 1997. Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1997. . Agricultural Product Sales Reach $97 Million. Million.

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Agricultural Industry Profile for Somerset County, Maryland

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  1. Agricultural Industry Profile for Somerset County, Maryland Somerset County, Md.

  2. Poultry Dominates the Agricultural Industry 1997 Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1997. Somerset County, Md.

  3. Agricultural Product Sales Reach $97 Million Million Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. Somerset County, Md.

  4. Number of Farms Decreased 30% While Average Size of Farms Increased 28% Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. Somerset County, Md.

  5. Number of Farms 1,000 Acres Increased All Other Farms by Size Category Decreased Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. Somerset County, Md.

  6. Land in Farms Decreased 11% Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. Somerset County, Md.

  7. Number of Farm Operators Decreased -38% -17% Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. Somerset County, Md.

  8. Net Cash Returns Negative While Production Expenses Rose Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1987, 1992, 1997. Somerset County, Md.

  9. All Farms by Volume of Sales Categories Decreased -17% -38% -38% Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. Somerset County, Md.

  10. Farmland Protected by Conservation Easements Nearly 2,900 Acres Source: Maryland Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, Annual Report, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. Somerset County, Md.

  11. Agricultural Service Firms Level Off; Food Processing Firms Decreased . -22% +250% Source: United States Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. Somerset County, Md.

  12. Farm Employment and Food Processing Employment Decreased -54% -27% Sources:Regional Economic Information System, County Business Patterns 1982, 1997, 1992, 1997. Somerset County, Md.

  13. Agricultural Industry Direct Output Amounted to $94 Million in 1999 Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn. Somerset County, Md.

  14. Total Economic Impacts Included $110 Million in Output Impacts and $19 Million in Value-Added Impacts Million 1999 Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn. Somerset County, Md.

  15. Agricultural Employment Income Reached $6.8 Million in 1999, with 369 People Employed Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn. Somerset County, Md.

  16. Agriculture and Resource-Based Industries Accounted for 25% of Local Economy Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn. Somerset County, Md.

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