1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 346 428 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 443 208 333 Average size of farm .......acres.. 591 487 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 517 846 409 414 Average per acre .........dollars.. 894 849 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 817 85 147 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 309 399 acres.. 134 782 131 190 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 286 361 acres.. 105 404 96 721 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 33 acres.. 2 838 3 393 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 901 69 635 Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 268 162 700 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 694 33 950 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 207 35 686 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 42 $100,000 or more .................... 156 156 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 041 55 580 Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 730 129 861 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 347 428 $1,000.. 12 062 11 717 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 760 27 377 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 254 314 Other ............................... 92 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 114 152 200 days or more ................... 62 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 93 122 number.. 11 214 11 928 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 110 number.. 4 848 5 880 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 558 481 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 118 number.. 4 600 6 011 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 94 number.. 97 328 71 455 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 95 number.. 166 258 156 076 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 20 number.. (D) 142 680 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 28 number.. 4 329 968 5 076 151 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 148 264 acres.. 15 668 23 171 bushels.. 1 464 545 1 125 500 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 89 acres.. 4 476 5 283 bushels.. 197 339 188 287 Cotton .......................farms.. 166 143 acres.. 40 032 17 796 bales.. 45 333 18 228 Tobacco ......................farms.. 113 162 acres.. 3 440 2 643 pounds.. 7 465 995 5 560 842 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 167 265 acres.. 12 359 20 572 bushels.. 314 220 492 721 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 193 254 acres.. 25 565 22 754 pounds.. 65 313 073 54 731 418 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 31 46 acres.. 3 633 1 795 tons, dry.. 4 721 2 630 @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. .