1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLEGHANY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 490 514 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 621 75 237 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 056 185 846 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 656 1 315 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 422 24 653 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 185 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 459 479 acres.. 39 685 36 398 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 412 432 acres.. 14 057 15 076 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 24 acres.. 28 182 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 639 15 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 958 30 886 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 162 939 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 477 14 936 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 34 $100,000 or more .................... 43 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 828 11 812 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 221 22 980 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 490 514 $1,000.. 2 439 3 806 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 977 7 404 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 238 269 Other ............................... 252 245 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 274 200 days or more ................... 183 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 364 378 number.. 23 301 21 522 Beef cows ..................farms.. 253 237 number.. 7 015 5 157 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 114 number.. 5 128 6 520 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 354 386 number.. 9 808 9 374 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 29 31 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. 201 146 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 23 number.. 1 379 1 735 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 15 number.. 169 242 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 648 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 16 acres.. (D) 291 bushels.. (D) 15 015 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 2 491 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 178 173 acres.. 479 244 pounds.. 892 579 405 822 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 359 acres.. 10 057 10 240 tons, dry.. 19 208 17 368 @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. .