1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BERTIE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 456 564 Land in farms ..................acres.. 170 006 171 926 Average size of farm .......acres.. 373 305 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 992 306 145 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 171 1 004 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 204 55 425 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 403 532 acres.. 97 382 94 977 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 391 509 acres.. 84 264 73 911 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 40 acres.. 4 726 6 687 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 804 50 497 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 236 89 534 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 831 28 824 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 972 21 673 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 83 $100,000 or more .................... 162 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 320 40 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 510 72 128 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 456 564 $1,000.. 18 185 8 368 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 880 14 837 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 393 Other ............................... 154 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 242 200 days or more ................... 119 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 40 48 number.. 1 778 1 851 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 44 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 29 45 number.. 579 816 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 86 152 number.. 40 309 27 945 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 160 number.. 81 483 63 555 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 19 number.. (D) 426 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 62 48 number.. 17 362 063 11 848 520 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 323 446 acres.. 29 991 29 674 bushels.. 3 247 523 1 659 842 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 21 acres.. 1 364 1 442 bushels.. 76 613 58 692 Cotton .......................farms.. 81 23 acres.. 15 824 1 971 bales.. 22 121 2 053 Tobacco ......................farms.. 223 298 acres.. 3 298 2 738 pounds.. 7 180 473 5 617 912 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 246 368 acres.. 11 618 16 768 bushels.. 340 806 449 758 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 323 420 acres.. 20 575 20 275 pounds.. 53 201 810 52 296 044 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 212 tons, dry.. (D) (D) @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. .