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

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

3. Caroline County, Md. Agricultural Product Sales Reach $95 Million Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. Million

4. Caroline County, Md. Number of Farms Decreased 28% While Average Size of Farms Increased 18% Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.

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

6. Caroline County, Md. Land in Farms Decreased 15% Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.

7. Caroline County, Md. Number of Farm Operators Decreased Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. -33% -25%

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

9. Caroline County, Md. Farms With Sales >$100,000 Stable; All Others Decrease Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. -3% -41% -35%

10. Caroline County, Md. Farmland Protected by Conservation Easements Tops 23,000 Acres Source: Maryland Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, Annual Report, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.

11. Caroline County, Md. Agricultural Service Firms Increased; Food Processing Firms Decreased. Source: United States Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997. +433% -63%

12. Caroline County, Md. Farm Employment and Food Processing Employment Decreased Sources:Regional Economic Information System, County Business Patterns 1982, 1997, 1992, 1997. -26% -34%

13. Caroline County, Md. Agricultural Industry Direct Output Amounted to $106 Million in 1999 Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn.

14. Caroline County, Md. Total Economic Impacts Included $135 Million in Output Impacts and $38 Million in Value-Added Impacts Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn. Million 1999

15. Caroline County, Md. Agricultural Employment Income Reached $14.6 Million in 1999, with 792 People Employed Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn.

16. Caroline County, Md. Agriculture and Resource-Based Industries Accounted for 26% of Local Economy Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn.