1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 336 380 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 134 93 998 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 853 261 670 476 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 146 2 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 434 71 585 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 315 363 acres.. 73 436 78 162 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 277 324 acres.. 67 852 64 358 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 44 acres.. 2 033 2 063 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 289 30 417 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 908 80 044 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 065 21 323 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 224 9 094 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 41 $100,000 or more .................... 67 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 642 26 844 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 394 70 642 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 335 380 $1,000.. 5 178 4 841 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 456 12 739 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 211 Other ............................... 138 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 188 200 days or more ................... 102 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 83 number.. 3 446 4 619 Beef cows ..................farms.. 34 37 number.. 500 374 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 1 371 1 750 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 67 number.. 1 152 2 096 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 15 number.. 630 1 079 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 16 number.. 1 043 2 671 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. 238 507 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 195 acres.. 32 048 34 367 bushels.. 3 975 268 2 717 813 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 85 acres.. 9 643 3 726 bushels.. 568 531 176 277 Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 34 acres.. 1 481 1 734 bushels.. 102 759 127 069 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 126 147 acres.. 25 591 17 146 bushels.. 921 300 453 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 122 acres.. 3 283 5 161 tons, dry.. 9 663 15 459 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 36 acres.. 1 069 1 562 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .