1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 097 1 200 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 584 103 876 Average size of farm .......acres.. 85 87 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 301 302 170 749 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 444 2 117 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 365 13 832 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 207 190 10 to 49 acres ...................... 484 552 50 to 179 acres ..................... 299 334 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 030 1 136 acres.. 39 513 39 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 923 1 053 acres.. 16 367 18 216 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 94 acres.. 361 354 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 249 19 307 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 281 16 090 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 453 6 778 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 796 12 529 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 413 590 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 253 264 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 187 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 20 $100,000 or more .................... 45 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 126 15 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 626 12 757 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 096 1 200 $1,000.. 4 613 2 478 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 209 2 065 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 471 447 Other ............................... 626 753 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 599 705 200 days or more ................... 431 501 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 674 694 number.. 22 963 20 161 Beef cows ..................farms.. 555 549 number.. 8 201 6 900 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 109 number.. 3 906 4 625 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 586 626 number.. 8 606 8 185 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 27 number.. 349 475 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. 478 638 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 29 number.. 642 710 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 68 number.. 1 099 1 378 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 81 acres.. 235 625 bushels.. 22 239 44 111 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 390 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 508 654 acres.. 1 444 1 314 pounds.. 2 320 648 1 965 741 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 552 671 acres.. 11 148 10 905 tons, dry.. 22 286 18 150 @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. .