1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHOWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 179 220 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 902 50 446 Average size of farm .......acres.. 301 229 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 437 255 655 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 207 1 140 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 208 50 970 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 163 201 acres.. 41 420 36 763 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 155 195 acres.. 35 932 29 070 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 20 acres.. 1 714 2 229 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 319 16 145 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 861 73 388 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 311 11 119 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 008 5 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 22 $100,000 or more .................... 71 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 565 13 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 300 60 363 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 179 220 $1,000.. 3 072 1 474 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 162 6 701 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 122 146 Other ............................... 57 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 81 101 200 days or more ................... 44 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 28 37 number.. 924 1 068 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 33 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 23 32 number.. 313 438 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 50 number.. 19 027 20 154 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 56 number.. 46 710 36 367 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. 209 103 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 10 number.. 30 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 7 number.. 2 204 500 1 083 450 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 98 152 acres.. 8 519 8 681 bushels.. 1 037 749 600 643 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 20 acres.. 879 1 229 bushels.. 43 751 55 219 Cotton .......................farms.. 87 89 acres.. 11 099 4 527 bales.. 15 741 3 923 Tobacco ......................farms.. 18 24 acres.. 270 237 pounds.. 634 000 544 211 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 105 127 acres.. 7 044 7 719 bushels.. 252 395 231 916 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 114 147 acres.. 6 143 5 170 pounds.. 18 044 943 16 543 538 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 11 12 acres.. 161 276 tons, dry.. 247 (D) @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. .