1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAVIE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 548 623 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 718 79 231 Average size of farm .......acres.. 125 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 889 191 571 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 651 1 413 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 987 25 644 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 192 50 to 179 acres ..................... 256 279 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 510 565 acres.. 41 749 46 078 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 433 509 acres.. 22 569 26 359 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 45 acres.. 258 723 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 772 17 661 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 131 28 349 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 045 2 795 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 726 14 866 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 197 269 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 39 $100,000 or more .................... 50 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 574 13 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 159 22 173 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 547 622 $1,000.. 850 3 050 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 555 4 904 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 236 252 Other ............................... 312 371 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 296 379 200 days or more ................... 233 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 410 445 number.. 18 565 18 292 Beef cows ..................farms.. 337 360 number.. 8 112 6 832 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 65 number.. 2 923 3 728 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 387 403 number.. 7 408 7 935 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 32 number.. 6 782 7 200 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 27 number.. 10 874 12 929 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 72 48 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 43 number.. (D) 196 455 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 1 436 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 97 acres.. 3 141 3 742 bushels.. 260 884 212 551 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 73 acres.. 2 405 2 909 bushels.. 91 335 130 057 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 39 57 acres.. 372 437 pounds.. 708 889 724 375 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 53 acres.. 2 254 3 648 bushels.. 50 002 68 251 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 347 400 acres.. 10 967 11 691 tons, dry.. 18 507 21 839 @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. .