1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 601 707 Land in farms ..................acres.. 125 428 130 334 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 834 173 071 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 025 953 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 726 22 495 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 152 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 575 680 acres.. 50 233 52 003 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 537 647 acres.. 19 813 18 473 Irrigated land .................farms.. 146 206 acres.. 2 061 2 302 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 956 14 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 869 20 555 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 224 11 214 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 732 3 318 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 52 $100,000 or more .................... 52 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 106 11 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 771 15 594 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 602 707 $1,000.. 6 181 3 504 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 268 4 957 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 375 Other ............................... 281 332 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 317 410 200 days or more ................... 204 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 322 number.. 9 875 7 687 Beef cows ..................farms.. 249 271 number.. 4 155 3 685 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 27 number.. 694 823 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 285 number.. 4 992 3 899 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 73 number.. 3 266 3 951 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 35 number.. 4 883 6 292 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 4 number.. 126 15 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 43 number.. 524 757 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 114 182 acres.. 1 848 1 942 bushels.. 130 169 76 247 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 151 185 acres.. 3 144 2 485 bushels.. 129 837 83 694 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 362 467 acres.. 5 024 4 284 pounds.. 9 723 239 7 473 775 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 50 97 acres.. 895 1 754 bushels.. 20 357 23 154 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 5 pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 270 309 acres.. 8 182 6 403 tons, dry.. 15 227 8 830 @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. .