1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 647 735 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 837 55 132 Average size of farm .......acres.. 74 75 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 047 177 479 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 560 2 579 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 742 19 504 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 291 291 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 312 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 615 698 acres.. 27 273 29 476 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 540 619 acres.. 13 558 14 839 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 72 acres.. 563 735 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 400 8 139 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 710 11 073 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 785 5 271 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 615 2 868 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 267 323 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 13 $100,000 or more .................... 30 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 459 6 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 619 9 196 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 647 735 $1,000.. 2 219 433 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 430 590 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 315 Other ............................... 330 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 452 200 days or more ................... 231 303 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 374 number.. 6 629 7 787 Beef cows ..................farms.. 248 317 number.. 3 017 3 749 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 25 number.. 408 594 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 334 number.. 3 101 3 944 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 33 number.. 108 246 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 27 number.. 253 645 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 12 number.. 98 171 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 49 number.. 7 008 13 125 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 108 183 acres.. 1 301 2 161 bushels.. 90 626 95 885 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 70 acres.. 1 189 789 bushels.. 47 653 25 721 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 186 227 acres.. 2 615 1 694 pounds.. 5 070 315 3 002 768 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 46 73 acres.. 1 226 1 231 bushels.. 24 641 18 330 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 333 407 acres.. 6 668 7 477 tons, dry.. 12 065 9 800 @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. .