1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CURRITUCK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 90 106 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 750 47 369 Average size of farm .......acres.. 464 447 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 746 766 581 764 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 599 1 300 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 448 63 375 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 83 94 acres.. 37 025 39 236 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 79 90 acres.. 35 826 30 965 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 14 acres.. 573 746 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 453 12 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 589 117 912 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 558 7 015 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 895 5 484 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 13 $100,000 or more .................... 24 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 928 11 579 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 535 109 238 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 90 106 $1,000.. 1 894 840 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 041 7 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 70 Other ............................... 21 36 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 33 47 200 days or more ................... 22 20 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 9 15 number.. 182 319 Beef cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 121 165 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 7 13 number.. 18 240 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 24 number.. 3 164 22 841 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 24 number.. 12 070 48 283 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 3 number.. 112 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 59 acres.. 12 314 9 892 bushels.. 1 556 459 645 466 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 32 acres.. 7 773 6 180 bushels.. 429 987 312 149 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 57 61 acres.. 20 717 19 016 bushels.. 666 301 524 152 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 10 acres.. 50 175 tons, dry.. 127 375 @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. .