From the College of Journalism, Capital News Service on, Wednesday, December 15, 1999. ^CNS-Farm Chart,480< ^Eds: Accompanies CNS-Falling Farms and CNS-Farmers Friend. Third in the "Maryland's Century" series. For use at your convenience.< ^Loss of Farms Was Felt Across the State in the 20th Century< ^By CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE= WASHINGTON - Maryland lost almost 34,000 farms over the century, as farmers were squeezed by the usual challenges, such as low prices, and the new challenge of suburban development. The data below was taken from U.S. Census Bureau reports through the first half of the century and state agricultural censuses for the second half. COUNTY 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 Allegany 894 1,023 999 1,020 1,132 Anne Arundel 1,889 2,038 1,965 1,555 1,556 Baltimore 159 23 331 98 85 Baltimore Co. 4,496 4,178 3,587 3,413 3,737 Calvert 1,077 1,080 1,130 1,103 1,177 Caroline 1,863 2,126 2,071 1,922 1,817 Carroll 3,352 3,484 3,518 3,149 3,188 Cecil 1,633 1,717 1,740 1,424 1,456 Charles 1,900 1,623 1,985 1,592 1,276 Dorchester 2,007 2,214 2,019 1,598 1,486 Frederick 3,747 3,804 3,817 3,434 3,466 Garrett 1,788 2,076 1,810 1,839 2,068 Harford 2,431 2,512 2,399 2,260 2,269 Howard 1,214 1,385 1,297 1,098 1,007 Kent 941 1,093 1,032 971 852 Montgomery 2,085 2,442 2,145 1,971 2,062 Prince George's 2,374 2,288 2,457 2,291 2,158 Queen Anne's 1,456 1,421 1,409 1,464 1,271 St. Mary's 1,292 1,625 1,790 1,392 1,347 Somerset 1,521 1,986 1,820 1,561 1,193 Talbot 1,199 1,297 1,205 1,113 1,033 Washington 2,393 2,466 2,544 2,552 2,516 Wicomico 2,314 2,678 2,504 2,193 2,191 Worcester 1,987 2,344 2,334 2,190 1,767 MARYLAND 46,012 48,923 47,908 43,203 42,110 1950 1959 1969 1978 1987 Allegany 974 565 235 231 240 Anne Arundel 1,465 961 678 577 567 Baltimore 78 NA NA NA NA Baltimore Co. 2,743 1,361 996 898 917 Calvert 1,218 991 677 634 464 Caroline 1,571 1,177 817 728 636 Carroll 2,766 2,035 1,398 1,222 1,238 Cecil 1,244 832 541 456 501 Charles 1,576 1,101 738 742 601 Dorchester 1,207 729 516 446 392 Frederick 2,977 2,306 1,486 1,402 1,439 Garrett 1,762 1,317 781 637 670 Harford 1,873 1,303 839 729 758 Howard 1,051 618 445 414 432 Kent 696 538 488 368 361 Montgomery 1,555 973 654 667 669 Prince George's 2,130 1,251 810 752 683 Queen Anne's 937 812 551 492 457 St. Mary's 1,380 1,104 862 871 754 Somerset 920 663 470 420 406 Talbot 807 570 419 354 280 Washington 2,025 1,399 958 878 906 Wicomico 1,763 1,418 1,037 920 774 Worcester 1,389 1,098 785 702 631 MARYLAND 36,107 25,122 17,181 15,540 14,776 1997 Pct.Chg. Allegany 239 -73.3 Anne Arundel 412 -78.2 Baltimore NA -100.0 Baltimore Co. 781 -82.6 Calvert 349 -67.6 Caroline 525 -71.8 Carroll 1,041 -68.9 Cecil 464 -71.6 Charles 410 -78.4 Dorchester 297 -85.2 Frederick 1,304 -65.2 Garrett 649 -63.7 Harford 651 -73.2 Howard 318 -73.8 Kent 314 -66.6 Montgomery 526 -74.8 Prince George's 473 -80.1 Queen Anne's 419 -71.2 St. Mary's 621 -51.9 Somerset 288 -81.1 Talbot 240 -80.0 Washington 768 -67.9 Wicomico 580 -74.9 Worcester 415 -79.1 MARYLAND 12,084 -73.7 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau and Maryland Agricultural Statistics Service. -30- CNS 12-15-99