1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 344 316 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 697 85 095 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 115 226 649 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 453 898 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 945 38 009 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 261 277 acres.. 34 648 36 881 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 184 205 acres.. 20 619 23 103 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 5 acres.. 141 39 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 130 44 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 611 141 183 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 730 3 305 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 400 41 308 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 17 $100,000 or more .................... 111 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 967 38 745 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 506 122 612 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 343 316 $1,000.. 9 783 5 239 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 522 16 580 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 170 Other ............................... 153 146 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 175 200 days or more ................... 117 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 191 number.. 9 166 7 878 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 168 number.. 4 674 4 242 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 369 315 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 190 number.. 3 694 3 858 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 39 number.. 7 729 6 494 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 38 number.. 19 081 15 399 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 31 7 number.. 8 387 948 2 048 182 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 71 acres.. 5 718 5 818 bushels.. 360 696 420 143 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 46 acres.. 3 202 2 532 bushels.. 132 119 96 843 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 523 67 bales.. 409 51 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 1 acres.. 169 (D) pounds.. 226 420 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 53 64 acres.. 8 314 8 281 bushels.. 192 019 212 216 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 118 132 acres.. 4 424 3 828 tons, dry.. 10 520 8 805 @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. .