1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 327 406 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 386 89 149 Average size of farm .......acres.. 270 220 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 330 032 236 195 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 272 1 082 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 077 42 213 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 294 384 acres.. 65 311 65 560 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 271 368 acres.. 53 028 48 330 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 24 acres.. 440 451 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 366 37 605 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 735 92 624 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 654 20 514 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 712 17 091 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 48 $100,000 or more .................... 104 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 954 27 753 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 222 68 357 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 326 406 $1,000.. 9 142 9 011 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 044 22 195 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 213 261 Other ............................... 114 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 180 200 days or more ................... 76 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 61 65 number.. 1 789 1 851 Beef cows ..................farms.. 53 50 number.. (D) 687 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 301 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 61 number.. 781 790 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 79 number.. 59 046 58 686 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 74 number.. 138 069 107 863 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 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.. 179 301 acres.. 18 159 18 756 bushels.. 1 581 188 1 547 449 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 45 acres.. 2 729 3 217 bushels.. 139 667 132 368 Cotton .......................farms.. 28 0 acres.. 8 883 0 bales.. 13 715 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 163 228 acres.. 4 767 4 132 pounds.. 10 081 002 8 609 392 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 180 267 acres.. 20 421 23 357 bushels.. 486 643 618 678 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 89 53 pounds.. 226 539 141 342 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 23 acres.. 686 417 tons, dry.. 2 033 981 @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. .