1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 437 524 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 531 99 997 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 336 461 181 675 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 438 964 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 540 25 553 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 397 473 acres.. 64 007 66 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 420 acres.. 48 701 47 691 Irrigated land .................farms.. 76 89 acres.. 2 156 2 788 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 634 23 685 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 254 45 200 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 064 14 836 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 570 8 849 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 40 $100,000 or more .................... 69 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 375 18 092 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 786 34 395 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 436 526 $1,000.. 6 507 4 160 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 924 7 909 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 218 221 Other ............................... 219 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 234 298 200 days or more ................... 162 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 152 number.. 4 287 4 240 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 125 number.. 2 521 2 172 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. 3 263 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 118 number.. 1 794 2 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 105 number.. 33 264 29 074 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 107 number.. 72 725 56 013 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 155 227 acres.. 15 023 14 159 bushels.. 1 038 632 719 149 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 68 75 acres.. 6 266 4 155 bushels.. 277 524 161 277 Cotton .......................farms.. 19 17 acres.. 2 372 1 416 bales.. 2 466 1 066 Tobacco ......................farms.. 117 137 acres.. 2 311 2 158 pounds.. 4 836 119 4 492 283 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 172 243 acres.. 19 952 20 958 bushels.. 422 805 443 568 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 9 9 acres.. 230 210 pounds.. 573 000 508 724 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 100 112 acres.. 3 121 3 275 tons, dry.. 7 710 9 410 @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. .