1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEROKEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 220 267 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 929 27 100 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 459 147 494 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 839 1 533 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 733 20 808 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 201 237 acres.. 9 293 9 779 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 162 209 acres.. 4 627 4 924 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 19 acres.. 86 244 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 972 10 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 871 40 425 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 253 910 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 718 9 883 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 6 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 871 8 688 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 969 32 540 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 222 267 $1,000.. 967 2 147 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 357 8 041 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 99 117 Other ............................... 121 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 111 146 200 days or more ................... 80 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 153 181 number.. 5 028 4 324 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 131 number.. 2 429 1 582 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 21 number.. 360 426 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 167 number.. 2 022 2 296 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 20 number.. 362 465 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 8 number.. 702 1 298 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 28 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 64 acres.. 958 903 bushels.. 93 388 78 518 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 24 28 acres.. 70 47 pounds.. 130 791 57 270 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 159 acres.. 2 892 3 248 tons, dry.. 5 913 4 763 @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. .