1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 970 1 141 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 654 126 369 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 152 230 703 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 981 2 106 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 422 25 763 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 349 450 50 to 179 acres ..................... 401 423 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 899 1 077 acres.. 64 033 70 528 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 810 969 acres.. 35 891 40 827 Irrigated land .................farms.. 164 190 acres.. 2 986 2 558 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 100 27 700 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 310 24 277 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 121 15 870 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 980 11 829 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 307 440 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 161 173 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 179 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 47 $100,000 or more .................... 98 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 210 22 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 082 19 694 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 970 1 142 $1,000.. 10 871 4 190 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 207 3 669 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 481 526 Other ............................... 489 615 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 505 670 200 days or more ................... 339 452 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 508 609 number.. 17 022 16 673 Beef cows ..................farms.. 442 511 number.. 6 352 6 021 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 57 number.. 2 601 3 209 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 462 539 number.. 9 264 7 749 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 86 number.. 7 172 7 521 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 70 number.. 16 234 14 753 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 188 222 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 52 number.. (D) 30 008 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 201 294 acres.. 6 049 7 063 bushels.. 443 485 244 666 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 215 221 acres.. 7 386 6 585 bushels.. 307 267 267 830 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 283 367 acres.. 5 143 3 861 pounds.. 10 732 080 7 496 551 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 131 168 acres.. 4 694 6 758 bushels.. 100 820 119 734 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 504 597 acres.. 10 780 12 113 tons, dry.. 19 251 17 361 @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. .