1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 161 184 Land in farms ..................acres.. 16 405 (D) Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 (D) Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 928 174 582 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 553 1 886 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 137 25 185 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 147 172 acres.. 8 235 9 317 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 127 148 acres.. 3 730 4 170 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 15 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 640 6 056 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 821 32 911 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 323 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 5 732 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 5 $100,000 or more .................... 7 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 481 4 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 618 25 365 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 161 184 $1,000.. 671 1 428 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 167 7 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 85 Other ............................... 87 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 99 200 days or more ................... 63 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 141 number.. 4 734 4 800 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 117 number.. 2 211 2 146 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 519 645 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 128 number.. 1 892 2 236 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 10 number.. 33 487 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 1 496 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 88 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 16 number.. (D) 159 566 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 27 acres.. 341 177 bushels.. 30 550 14 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 39 41 acres.. 94 63 pounds.. 177 741 119 864 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 104 122 acres.. 3 117 3 119 tons, dry.. 5 405 5 639 @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. .