1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 714 830 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 970 107 269 Average size of farm .......acres.. 132 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 804 145 863 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 793 1 164 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 882 19 173 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 204 271 50 to 179 acres ..................... 317 362 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 656 754 acres.. 61 984 68 521 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 516 598 acres.. 26 227 30 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 47 acres.. 486 487 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 706 32 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 602 38 965 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 007 7 137 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 699 25 203 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 269 370 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 142 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 29 $100,000 or more .................... 54 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 561 26 514 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 717 31 945 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 716 830 $1,000.. 3 023 4 886 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 222 5 887 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 282 312 Other ............................... 432 518 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 427 537 200 days or more ................... 327 398 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 493 546 number.. 21 905 19 727 Beef cows ..................farms.. 449 480 number.. 11 343 10 005 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 32 number.. 977 1 163 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 464 534 number.. 9 229 11 303 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 30 number.. 5 386 3 321 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 26 number.. (D) 6 757 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 122 145 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 48 number.. (D) 518 377 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 14 number.. 3 765 471 3 105 078 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 69 acres.. 1 424 888 bushels.. 74 582 33 567 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 101 acres.. 4 091 5 623 bushels.. 168 655 170 858 Cotton .......................farms.. 22 26 acres.. 2 458 2 093 bales.. 1 476 1 283 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 82 89 acres.. 6 723 7 046 bushels.. 164 825 87 700 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 392 439 acres.. 10 808 9 852 tons, dry.. 18 730 12 815 @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. .