Maryland CropMAP

Total population (1990 census): 4,781,468
State Capital: Annapolis

Extension office

For CropSELECT see county pages.

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	3554	405451	36823284 bu
Sweet Corn for Seed	3	170	374000
Sorghum for Grain or Seed	239	14600	925077 bu
Wheat	2339	199351	12711370 bu
Barley	972	47405	3489722 bu
Buckwheat	10	166	3155 bu
Canola	2	D	D
Oats	460	5611	302370 bu
Rye	155	3064	88042 bu
Sunflower Seed	7	24	22235 lbs
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybeans for Beans	3226	509683	15171466 bu
Dry Edible Beans	13	988	11733 cwt
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops	27	362	X
Alfalfa Seed	2	D	D
Orchardgrass Seed	2	D	D
Red Clover Seed	12	145	6208 lbs
Timothy Seed	7	115	19178 lbs
Other Seeds	1	D	D
Total Hay*	5223	223014	450781 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	1956	54137	138627 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	350	7150	D
Tame Hay	3794	120370	225563 tons, dry
Wild Hay	404	8875	11212 tons dry
Grass Silage	691	32482	D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop	1404	93117	865641 tons, grn
Corn Cut for Dry Fodder	8	111	X
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop	53	1124	7911 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Asparagus	62	144
Green Lima Beans	74	1888
Snap Beans	207	4462
Beets	51	52
Broccoli	60	63
Brussels Sprouts	5	1
Chinese Cabbage	12	12
Head Cabbage	72	276
Cantaloups	236	995
Carrots	13	D
Cauliflower	23	31
Celery	3	1
Collards	3	1
Cucumbers and Pickles	133	2910
Eggplant	62	69
Escarole	1	D
Garlic	18	9
Herbs, Fresh Cut	33	21
Honeydew Melons	9	6
Kale	97	567
Lettuce and Romaine	45	40
Mustard Greens	30	158
Dry Onions	17	3
Green Onions	33	17
Okra	37	32
Parsley	12	5
Green Peas	85	3130
Hot Peppers	55	29
Sweet Peppers	179	238
Potatoes	126	2219	523810 cwt
Sweetpotatoes	31	114	15531 bu
Pumpkins	261	1690
Radishes	19	15
Rhubarb	11	2
Spinach	49	966
Squash	181	1009
Sweet Corn	550	11332
Tomatoes	384	1969
Turnips	52	48
Turnip Greens	15	88
Mixed Vegetables	19	126
Watermelons	250	2764
Other Vegetables	41	235
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	310	3221	401709 trees
Apricots	11	3	123 trees
Cherries, Total	93	146	11029 trees
Sweet Cherries	65	91	7773 trees
Tart Cherries	62	54	3256 trees
Grapes	138	292	160394 trees
Nectarines	26	61	7357 trees
Peaches	203	1328	146304 trees
Pears	62	101	7052 trees
Plums and Prunes	37	27	2181
Pecans	3	D	11 in shell
English Walnuts	6	3	70 in shell
Other Fruits and Nuts	25	40	1985
Other Nuts	2	D	D
Blackberries	71	41	60293 lbs
Tame Blueberries	61	77	170978 lbs
Raspberries	62	54	69023 lbs
Strawberries	180	369	1409797 lbs
Other Berries	5	3	D
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Ginseng	2	D	D
Maple Trees Tapped	17	571	19770
Tobacco	711	7939	11987083 lbs
Other	19	347	X
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale	Farms	Sq. ft. under glass or other protection	Acres in the open	Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	1009	8136526	15353	120007
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	284	X	5327	X
Floriculture Crops	433	6001399	596	47739
Bedding and Garden Plants	323	3959161	306	32846
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	92	385819	138	2773
Foliage Plants	24	195330	5	1412
Potted Flowering Plants	115	1461089	147	10708
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers	11	D	7	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	292	X	1419	2485
Mushrooms	3	196827	X	2118
Nursery Crops	260	1421099	6570	52968
Sod Harvested	25	X	4048	8881
Vegetable and Flower Seeds	17	D	11	D
Greenhouse Vegetables	45	286096	X	1661
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	195	145440	2702	3585

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.