1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 864 1 042 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 192 96 307 Average size of farm .......acres.. 107 92 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 511 164 769 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 104 1 776 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 851 20 097 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 315 419 50 to 179 acres ..................... 381 429 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 821 1 005 acres.. 53 826 56 981 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 744 908 acres.. 30 811 32 092 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 98 acres.. 666 929 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 448 16 572 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 667 15 904 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 758 4 885 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 690 11 687 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 319 464 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 164 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 177 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 31 $100,000 or more .................... 41 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 079 14 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 314 14 010 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 863 1 042 $1,000.. 4 833 2 915 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 601 2 797 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 381 414 Other ............................... 483 628 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 477 656 200 days or more ................... 343 503 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 539 669 number.. 17 380 17 371 Beef cows ..................farms.. 490 569 number.. 7 267 6 300 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 64 number.. 2 628 3 150 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 464 578 number.. 7 083 7 395 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 135 number.. 3 840 9 368 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 114 number.. 9 842 18 565 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 15 number.. 158 303 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 4 number.. 1 734 030 662 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 252 388 acres.. 5 085 5 491 bushels.. 366 148 266 806 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 111 160 acres.. 2 283 3 048 bushels.. 90 754 109 188 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 160 205 acres.. 1 711 1 330 pounds.. 3 451 125 2 234 714 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 124 141 acres.. 4 650 3 701 bushels.. 108 833 65 729 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 555 649 acres.. 13 980 13 649 tons, dry.. 26 617 21 194 @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. .