1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 225 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 667 48 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 612 175 313 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 488 1 150 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 825 30 335 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 216 294 acres.. 24 746 27 303 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 279 acres.. 17 100 18 339 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 15 acres.. 272 361 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 626 10 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 669 32 698 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 526 6 952 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 099 3 282 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 23 $100,000 or more .................... 27 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 954 8 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 797 26 317 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 225 313 $1,000.. 1 807 1 405 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 032 4 489 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 154 Other ............................... 92 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 119 177 200 days or more ................... 73 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 35 54 number.. 840 1 284 Beef cows ..................farms.. 32 46 number.. 376 601 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 28 44 number.. 228 1 487 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 118 number.. 23 794 12 422 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 110 number.. 38 233 23 798 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. 646 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 89 205 acres.. 5 460 6 621 bushels.. 426 627 472 426 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 12 acres.. 1 104 341 bushels.. 52 693 9 442 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 73 112 acres.. 1 459 1 539 pounds.. 2 609 641 3 039 984 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 139 acres.. 8 141 8 305 bushels.. 175 114 186 520 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 3 55 pounds.. 7 600 152 800 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 30 acres.. 602 786 tons, dry.. 1 088 (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. .