1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 160 234 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 676 24 115 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 528 417 206 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 873 2 000 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 482 24 412 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 213 acres.. 9 849 12 055 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 121 184 acres.. 4 802 6 025 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 26 acres.. 35 294 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 637 3 734 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 481 15 956 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 810 3 149 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 827 585 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 19 $100,000 or more .................... 21 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 140 3 219 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 727 13 814 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 162 233 $1,000.. 2 043 435 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 614 1 867 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 109 Other ............................... 75 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 79 124 200 days or more ................... 49 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 67 102 number.. 2 412 1 876 Beef cows ..................farms.. 61 89 number.. (D) 1 030 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 82 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 88 number.. 1 111 871 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 18 number.. 691 340 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 13 number.. 867 558 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 172 80 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 132 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 23 acres.. 119 569 bushels.. 7 333 32 007 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 18 acres.. 581 532 bushels.. 22 878 17 194 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 55 77 acres.. 1 639 1 056 pounds.. 3 153 967 1 924 243 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 19 acres.. 237 646 bushels.. 5 021 15 902 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 93 acres.. 1 906 2 622 tons, dry.. 3 753 3 801 @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. .