1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 549 666 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 291 124 620 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 966 253 496 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 458 1 406 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 464 34 426 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 177 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 139 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 520 633 acres.. 58 833 61 915 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 462 575 acres.. 37 876 35 722 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 236 acres.. 3 219 4 326 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 818 39 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 278 58 635 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 409 19 832 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 409 19 218 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 62 $100,000 or more .................... 92 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 271 28 006 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 766 41 988 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 550 667 $1,000.. 9 111 10 689 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 566 16 026 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 379 Other ............................... 230 287 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 283 350 200 days or more ................... 183 229 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 190 number.. 10 181 8 183 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 160 number.. (D) 3 356 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 1 260 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 181 number.. 4 176 3 602 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 69 number.. 16 806 17 780 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 59 number.. 42 682 29 288 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 520 233 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 33 number.. (D) 748 408 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 1 507 000 2 064 047 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 140 acres.. 2 245 2 976 bushels.. 225 955 135 261 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 160 166 acres.. 7 408 5 072 bushels.. 322 394 183 140 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 282 389 acres.. 6 146 5 543 pounds.. 13 864 585 11 091 039 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 206 254 acres.. 16 236 14 030 bushels.. 349 048 252 742 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 168 acres.. 5 825 6 390 tons, dry.. 10 963 10 217 @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. .