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Department of Agriculture

DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS


Number of Farms.................................................2,300
Land in Farms..................................................520,000
Acres Enrolled in Farmland Preservation.............144,000
Acres in Farms Permanently Preserved................80,800
Acres of Soybeans Harvested............................182,000
Acres of Corn Harvested for Grain.......................154,000
Acres of Wheat Harvested...................................51,000
Acres of Vegetables Harvested............................49,500
Acres of Barley Harvested...................................27,000
Acres used for Equine-related Purposes...............27,000

Percent of Delaware Land Area in Farms...................42
Acres Enrolled in Conservation Programs..........154,800
Cash Receipts from Agriculture..............$1,067,000,000
Annual Equine-related Expenditures..........$280,000,000
Number of Broilers Produced......................282,000,000
Pounds of Broilers Produced.........….......1,835,000,000
Number of Equine Operations..............................2,000
Number of Equine.............................................13,000


DELAWARE RANKS  #1  IN THE U.S. IN:
Agricultural Production Value per Farm...........$448,000
Agricultural Production Value per Acre...............$1,950
Cash Receipts per Acre....................................$1,760
Farmland Preserved as Percent of Total Land.......... 6.5
Sussex Co. in # of Broilers Produced..........246,600,000

DE  is 3rd in Number of Equine per County............4,300
 

 

Last Updated: Monday, 31-Mar-2008 14:48:07 EDT
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