1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALDWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 329 368 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 184 35 158 Average size of farm .......acres.. 95 96 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 897 160 391 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 539 1 252 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 996 18 523 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 302 340 acres.. 14 312 14 584 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 260 304 acres.. 6 700 7 424 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 36 acres.. 650 341 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 621 9 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 363 25 656 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 904 2 622 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 717 6 819 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 24 $100,000 or more .................... 23 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 716 7 269 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 712 19 751 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 327 368 $1,000.. 2 536 1 209 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 755 3 287 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 134 124 Other ............................... 195 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 189 248 200 days or more ................... 136 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 230 number.. 6 577 5 726 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 201 number.. 2 908 2 815 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 19 number.. 957 611 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 212 number.. 2 600 3 301 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 21 number.. 2 981 562 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 11 number.. 5 902 3 976 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 2 number.. 43 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 25 number.. 58 430 37 769 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 21 number.. 1 771 616 2 569 206 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 77 acres.. 590 960 bushels.. 38 681 56 760 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 20 acres.. 297 452 bushels.. 10 955 15 776 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 25 21 acres.. 283 213 pounds.. 640 440 485 994 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 25 acres.. 459 842 bushels.. 10 748 18 100 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 220 acres.. 3 660 3 985 tons, dry.. 7 989 8 201 @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. .