1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALAMANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 725 821 Land in farms ..................acres.. 101 073 99 826 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 296 176 587 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 803 1 446 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 679 22 728 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 234 50 to 179 acres ..................... 330 356 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 670 762 acres.. 55 949 54 479 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 577 686 acres.. 27 629 29 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 140 acres.. 1 246 1 555 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 491 28 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 815 34 310 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 354 6 333 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 137 21 836 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 299 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 32 $100,000 or more .................... 98 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 286 21 401 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 498 26 067 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 725 821 $1,000.. 6 155 5 783 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 489 7 044 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 332 Other ............................... 386 489 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 413 505 200 days or more ................... 295 390 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 457 487 number.. 22 262 18 625 Beef cows ..................farms.. 389 400 number.. 8 445 5 618 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 61 number.. 4 170 4 920 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 425 452 number.. 7 929 7 700 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 66 number.. 3 786 5 329 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 52 number.. 8 798 14 553 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 553 147 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 55 number.. (D) 384 482 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 12 number.. 2 398 050 2 355 261 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 128 202 acres.. 4 134 3 740 bushels.. 344 746 146 608 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 126 acres.. 3 728 2 826 bushels.. 144 310 96 115 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 182 192 acres.. 2 844 1 803 pounds.. 5 529 697 3 455 833 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 61 99 acres.. 2 195 2 791 bushels.. 50 436 54 611 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 393 462 acres.. 11 543 11 761 tons, dry.. 21 627 18 215 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld 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. .