1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 376 449 Land in farms ..................acres.. 180 400 182 498 Average size of farm .......acres.. 480 406 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 483 450 385 187 Average per acre .........dollars.. 987 994 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 477 63 457 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 344 418 acres.. 119 444 126 314 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 317 402 acres.. 96 898 91 789 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 69 acres.. 4 096 7 932 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 156 56 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 563 125 250 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 586 35 908 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 570 20 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 60 $100,000 or more .................... 165 149 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 297 44 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 793 99 194 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 375 449 $1,000.. 13 448 11 147 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 861 24 826 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 254 340 Other ............................... 122 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 140 160 200 days or more ................... 89 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 76 number.. 3 725 2 855 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 66 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 73 number.. 1 459 1 519 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 104 number.. 51 283 48 988 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 101 number.. 112 289 106 003 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 30 number.. (D) 73 066 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 22 19 number.. 6 962 288 6 095 712 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 219 342 acres.. 26 155 31 044 bushels.. 2 632 073 1 282 802 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 101 120 acres.. 7 853 7 538 bushels.. 371 193 259 920 Cotton .......................farms.. 95 77 acres.. 21 786 8 348 bales.. 26 625 7 139 Tobacco ......................farms.. 225 294 acres.. 6 624 5 987 pounds.. 15 015 626 12 394 761 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 243 291 acres.. 25 471 26 000 bushels.. 633 045 564 881 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 178 227 acres.. 13 023 12 132 pounds.. 33 459 631 27 079 596 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 21 acres.. 758 590 tons, dry.. 1 831 (D) @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. .