1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 359 1 531 Land in farms ..................acres.. 248 518 234 541 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 916 161 737 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 309 1 037 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 852 31 037 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 151 143 10 to 49 acres ...................... 422 488 50 to 179 acres ..................... 441 546 180 to 499 acres .................... 234 265 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 161 1 372 acres.. 162 326 151 389 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 038 1 276 acres.. 131 620 107 325 Irrigated land .................farms.. 88 50 acres.. 3 023 846 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 433 169 214 865 Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 741 140 343 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 668 41 340 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 374 501 173 525 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 180 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 128 198 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 170 254 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 143 $100,000 or more .................... 554 455 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 362 171 180 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 694 118 062 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 358 1 532 $1,000.. 67 370 28 947 Average per farm..........dollars.. 49 610 18 895 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 870 949 Other ............................... 489 582 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 566 707 200 days or more ................... 379 478 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 242 number.. 9 485 5 780 Beef cows ..................farms.. 222 202 number.. 5 130 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 8 number.. 229 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 239 212 number.. 4 835 2 602 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 338 435 number.. 1 149 704 275 705 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 360 436 number.. 2 351 744 437 423 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 167 140 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 70 number.. 1 018 216 744 556 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 122 121 number.. 27 367 237 21 271 047 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 703 1 073 acres.. 54 675 46 811 bushels.. 3 938 469 3 591 692 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 162 173 acres.. 13 678 8 075 bushels.. 594 663 302 044 Cotton .......................farms.. 42 0 acres.. 9 314 0 bales.. 10 933 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 509 718 acres.. 9 055 7 705 pounds.. 18 862 995 15 171 985 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 634 810 acres.. 45 790 40 785 bushels.. 1 158 862 1 020 133 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 31 pounds.. (D) 89 512 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 123 110 acres.. 3 033 2 139 tons, dry.. 8 876 4 989 @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. .