1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 147 147 Land in farms ..................acres.. 8 882 7 533 Average size of farm .......acres.. 60 51 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 364 78 870 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 901 1 670 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 606 9 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 137 140 acres.. 3 338 2 591 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 127 136 acres.. 964 794 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 239 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 432 (D) Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 658 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 581 556 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 0 $100,000 or more .................... 1 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 744 413 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 058 2 830 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 147 146 $1,000.. 186 572 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 267 3 918 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 51 51 Other ............................... 96 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 88 89 200 days or more ................... 67 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 56 52 number.. 1 712 953 Beef cows ..................farms.. 41 43 number.. 688 530 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 11 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 47 44 number.. 887 905 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 14 number.. (D) 456 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 21 acres.. 36 41 bushels.. 2 630 2 136 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 88 109 acres.. 235 197 pounds.. 363 640 336 271 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 46 acres.. 607 493 tons, dry.. 1 323 (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. .