Acreage Devoted to Maryland Tobacco Farms
By Maryland Newsline staff
Tuesday, March 13, 2001
About 90 percent of
all Maryland tobacco farms are less than 260 acres, and nearly half of all
Maryland tobacco farms are less than 50 acres. Tobacco farms comprise less
than 6 percent of all Maryland farms.
| Size of
Farm |
Total
Number of
Tobacco Farms in Maryland |
Total
Number of Farms in Maryland |
| Total |
710
|
12,084
|
| 1
to 9 acres |
109
|
1,407
|
| 10
to 49 acres |
213
|
3,828
|
| 50
to 69 acres |
76
|
979
|
| 70
to 99 acres |
70
|
984
|
| 100
to 139 acres |
78
|
1,090
|
| 140
to 179 acres |
45
|
772
|
| 180
to 219 acres |
30
|
531
|
| 220
to 259 acres |
15
|
434
|
| 260
to 499 acres |
30
|
1,073
|
| 500
to 999 acres |
31
|
617
|
| 1,000
to 1,999 acres |
10
|
274
|
| 2,000
acres or more |
0
|
95
|
| SOURCE: Data compiled by
Maryland Newsline using numbers in 1997 Census of Agriculture released
by Maryland Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
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