1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GATES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 199 251 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 532 68 992 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 384 815 306 227 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 165 1 051 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 729 75 604 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 173 224 acres.. 48 273 48 821 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 159 206 acres.. 44 612 39 172 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 1 601 2 112 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 558 20 610 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 534 82 113 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 025 10 046 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 534 10 564 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 21 $100,000 or more .................... 67 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 589 16 852 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 946 67 139 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 200 251 $1,000.. 4 731 3 331 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 657 13 271 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 168 Other ............................... 74 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 86 108 200 days or more ................... 70 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 37 49 number.. 1 328 1 291 Beef cows ..................farms.. 34 40 number.. 553 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 42 number.. 463 747 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 99 number.. 20 856 23 121 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 101 number.. 46 533 40 643 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 19 number.. 4 948 297 3 614 881 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 139 190 acres.. 16 230 15 592 bushels.. 1 822 291 717 559 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 31 acres.. 975 933 bushels.. 48 150 43 858 Cotton .......................farms.. 67 38 acres.. 12 067 2 204 bales.. 14 484 2 132 Tobacco ......................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 117 170 acres.. 7 952 12 682 bushels.. 259 670 376 047 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 133 167 acres.. 7 650 6 973 pounds.. 23 842 834 23 226 831 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 9 acres.. 142 235 tons, dry.. 234 (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. .