The Department of Agriculture is responsible for marketing, animal industries, and consumer services; plant industries and pest management; and resource conservation. The Agricultural Statistics Service, a State Statistical Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, United States Department of Agriculture, collects, summarizes, and publishes data relating to the production and marketing of agricultural products, agriculture prices and income, and other statistics pertinent to agriculture and agribusiness.
FARM PRODUCTS, 1996 | |
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Poultry | $525,297,000 |
Greenhouse/Nursery | $230,409,000 |
Dairy Products/Wholesale Milk | $199,971,000 |
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) | $ 93,742,000 |
Meat Animals | $ 57,929,000 |
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay, oats) | $ 129,476,000 |
Vegetables | $ 75,966,000 |
Miscellaneous Livestock & Products | $ 55,085,000 |
Eggs | $ 62,221,000 |
Food Grains (rye, wheat) | $ 52,977,000 |
Forest Products | $ 30,280,000 |
Tobacco | $ 19,202,000 |
Other Seed & Field Crops | $ 17,588,000 |
Fruits/Nuts | $ 12,446,000 |
Mushrooms | $ 1,617,000 |
© Copyright July 06, 1998 Maryland State Archives