1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLADEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 607 719 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 760 130 650 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 372 159 692 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 028 1 006 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 695 30 403 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 182 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 197 248 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 575 694 acres.. 81 127 80 039 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 542 655 acres.. 59 791 56 998 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 35 acres.. 993 1 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 229 36 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 281 50 811 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 705 22 883 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 524 13 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 55 $100,000 or more .................... 99 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 746 27 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 012 38 381 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 607 718 $1,000.. 10 173 9 981 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 759 13 902 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 322 394 Other ............................... 285 325 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 357 200 days or more ................... 174 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 173 number.. 5 363 5 696 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 140 number.. 3 221 2 347 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 19 number.. 63 918 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 108 139 number.. 3 075 4 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 176 number.. 214 113 22 914 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 91 159 number.. 301 644 59 965 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 54 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 333 478 acres.. 29 347 25 924 bushels.. 2 013 873 2 143 457 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 47 acres.. 1 636 1 272 bushels.. 73 734 47 288 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 0 acres.. 2 258 0 bales.. 3 052 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 246 340 acres.. 3 606 3 642 pounds.. 7 493 887 6 818 264 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 268 358 acres.. 15 776 18 105 bushels.. 356 589 393 043 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 136 159 acres.. 3 442 3 464 pounds.. 9 682 984 9 538 112 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 97 104 acres.. 2 311 2 351 tons, dry.. 4 767 5 682 @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. .