1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 724 847 Land in farms ..................acres.. 156 027 160 107 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 834 198 305 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 260 1 041 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 925 30 773 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 289 320 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 686 813 acres.. 60 925 62 026 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 640 760 acres.. 25 443 26 033 Irrigated land .................farms.. 132 279 acres.. 2 992 4 256 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 960 24 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 762 29 277 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 406 16 882 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 553 7 916 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 159 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 208 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 65 $100,000 or more .................... 85 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 467 18 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 889 22 044 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 724 847 $1,000.. 9 335 5 355 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 893 6 323 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 380 450 Other ............................... 344 397 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 352 477 200 days or more ................... 234 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 319 336 number.. 14 401 11 515 Beef cows ..................farms.. 276 283 number.. 6 630 4 901 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 32 number.. 1 100 1 519 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 299 319 number.. 5 701 5 843 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 95 number.. 4 979 7 201 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 67 number.. 8 515 13 621 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 31 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 49 number.. (D) 137 335 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 186 acres.. 1 476 1 631 bushels.. 116 646 68 732 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 146 172 acres.. 3 847 2 870 bushels.. 144 252 93 630 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 441 567 acres.. 7 813 6 322 pounds.. 15 029 211 11 038 098 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 145 acres.. 1 854 3 179 bushels.. 39 459 59 400 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 298 314 acres.. 10 082 9 029 tons, dry.. 19 398 13 043 @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. .