1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHATHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 926 961 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 363 112 674 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 210 160 661 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 666 1 275 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 794 24 693 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 307 299 50 to 179 acres ..................... 387 406 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 741 772 acres.. 49 411 49 260 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 555 583 acres.. 18 181 22 067 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 42 acres.. 490 601 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 619 88 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 021 91 886 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 823 4 055 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 796 84 247 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 246 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 130 165 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 48 $100,000 or more .................... 210 248 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 498 73 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 207 76 408 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 927 961 $1,000.. 15 423 10 261 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 637 10 677 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 466 475 Other ............................... 460 486 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 480 526 200 days or more ................... 338 378 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 662 652 number.. 32 647 27 222 Beef cows ..................farms.. 587 562 number.. 16 047 12 608 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 42 number.. 2 688 3 016 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 634 639 number.. 15 535 15 920 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 114 number.. 6 462 12 559 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 112 number.. 23 236 30 169 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 13 number.. 399 282 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 53 number.. 612 698 752 623 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 189 225 number.. 34 621 417 38 340 199 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 123 acres.. 2 416 2 891 bushels.. 190 321 108 980 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 47 acres.. 935 1 044 bushels.. 37 868 36 241 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 42 47 acres.. 788 871 pounds.. 1 390 547 1 800 778 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 51 acres.. 1 036 1 780 bushels.. 18 861 41 218 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 446 458 acres.. 11 440 11 355 tons, dry.. 23 439 20 173 @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. .