1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARTERET COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 113 122 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 031 65 541 Average size of farm .......acres.. 567 537 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 075 231 893 730 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 903 1 669 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 443 52 075 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 104 117 acres.. 37 237 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 95 105 acres.. 35 174 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 18 acres.. 100 493 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 671 11 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 136 90 989 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 581 9 273 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 090 1 828 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 10 $100,000 or more .................... 20 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 302 9 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 910 79 372 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 112 122 $1,000.. 1 375 1 638 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 274 13 427 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 62 68 Other ............................... 51 54 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 45 61 200 days or more ................... 30 40 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 11 24 number.. (D) (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 10 23 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 9 20 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 16 number.. 2 408 882 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 15 number.. 4 156 2 261 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 113 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 55 acres.. 14 822 12 078 bushels.. 1 686 581 1 333 986 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 6 acres.. 2 513 (D) bushels.. 156 859 84 048 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 19 32 acres.. 608 638 pounds.. 1 333 738 1 373 550 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 52 61 acres.. 18 046 13 333 bushels.. 552 819 418 513 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 14 acres.. 64 (D) tons, dry.. (D) 241 @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. .