1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 348 366 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 671 34 833 Average size of farm .......acres.. 91 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 118 155 691 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 876 1 358 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 066 19 168 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 327 327 acres.. 15 179 16 125 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 294 292 acres.. 7 486 8 250 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 23 acres.. 483 460 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 072 16 756 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 677 45 780 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 232 3 486 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 839 13 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 11 $100,000 or more .................... 37 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 855 15 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 434 41 439 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 348 366 $1,000.. 2 711 1 358 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 791 3 711 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 134 Other ............................... 204 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 231 200 days or more ................... 149 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 187 242 number.. 5 021 5 858 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 208 number.. 2 275 2 826 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 16 number.. 329 685 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 217 number.. 2 130 3 458 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 18 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 122 206 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 28 number.. (D) 43 015 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 19 number.. 6 204 885 5 284 022 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 76 acres.. 1 463 2 329 bushels.. 115 467 157 627 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 156 204 bushels.. 8 400 8 646 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 8 3 acres.. 55 5 pounds.. 64 682 6 415 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 13 acres.. 456 360 bushels.. 15 186 7 213 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 216 acres.. 3 977 4 266 tons, dry.. 6 641 7 428 @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. .