1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 430 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 067 76 984 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 871 234 121 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 295 1 338 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 595 31 828 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 129 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 211 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 442 acres.. 36 809 48 877 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 310 377 acres.. 20 074 26 695 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 13 acres.. 249 208 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 465 29 744 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 988 60 950 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 369 3 120 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 096 26 623 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 192 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 22 $100,000 or more .................... 32 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 672 25 387 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 761 52 023 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 431 488 $1,000.. 1 890 5 407 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 386 11 081 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 201 Other ............................... 227 287 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 228 287 200 days or more ................... 169 207 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 342 number.. 13 961 12 797 Beef cows ..................farms.. 276 299 number.. 7 055 6 762 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 29 number.. 595 1 277 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 289 323 number.. 6 109 5 802 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 27 number.. 4 753 4 051 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 23 number.. 8 380 5 140 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 305 185 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 340 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 110 acres.. 2 366 3 498 bushels.. 116 891 210 210 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 56 70 acres.. 2 849 3 437 bushels.. 108 412 133 747 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 47 77 acres.. 4 188 5 285 bushels.. 85 694 113 877 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 250 307 acres.. 9 297 10 682 tons, dry.. 17 834 18 485 @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. .