1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 407 510 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 291 117 207 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 477 081 292 861 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 539 1 369 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 965 50 216 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 143 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 385 482 acres.. 89 453 88 564 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 371 475 acres.. 75 992 61 611 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 51 acres.. 1 259 1 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 118 128 81 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 290 241 159 069 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 351 28 402 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 72 777 52 723 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 95 $100,000 or more .................... 182 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 92 197 59 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 973 116 301 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 408 510 $1,000.. 27 137 20 771 Average per farm..........dollars.. 66 512 40 727 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 310 390 Other ............................... 97 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 140 213 200 days or more ................... 79 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 45 41 number.. 1 616 1 177 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 33 number.. (D) 635 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 43 41 number.. 709 988 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 70 number.. 299 454 185 566 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 71 number.. 728 661 377 774 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 324 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 10 number.. 5 003 375 3 849 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 276 440 acres.. 30 177 33 066 bushels.. 3 304 728 1 348 556 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 122 acres.. 4 842 3 713 bushels.. 248 443 167 214 Cotton .......................farms.. 78 0 acres.. 8 330 0 bales.. 10 843 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 304 398 acres.. 8 840 7 331 pounds.. 19 312 569 15 345 642 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 293 375 acres.. 25 674 18 020 bushels.. 774 784 443 465 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 38 120 pounds.. 60 060 311 449 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 24 acres.. 776 857 tons, dry.. 2 260 2 214 @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. .