1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEAUFORT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 447 630 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 529 156 433 Average size of farm .......acres.. 323 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 365 269 247 148 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 124 1 016 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 605 48 432 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 137 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 430 606 acres.. 128 705 132 302 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 410 589 acres.. 120 549 114 024 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 29 acres.. 352 357 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 853 49 348 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 476 78 330 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 925 32 877 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 928 16 472 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 77 $100,000 or more .................... 134 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 204 37 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 870 59 557 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 446 630 $1,000.. 9 541 11 077 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 393 17 583 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 384 Other ............................... 159 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 314 200 days or more ................... 131 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 43 62 number.. 925 1 733 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 50 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 32 49 number.. 312 757 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 114 number.. 72 180 75 748 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 108 number.. 126 935 149 676 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 27 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 20 number.. 282 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 273 454 acres.. 46 401 41 351 bushels.. 5 006 916 4 168 292 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 188 183 acres.. 33 719 18 551 bushels.. 1 801 380 805 724 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 175 250 acres.. 3 949 3 701 pounds.. 8 949 883 7 875 584 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 325 476 acres.. 61 515 62 806 bushels.. 1 681 553 1 672 302 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 20 30 acres.. 548 717 pounds.. 1 109 941 1 469 208 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 19 acres.. 208 366 tons, dry.. 631 891 @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. .