1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 754 875 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 663 138 906 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 531 204 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 723 1 434 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 090 32 337 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 252 257 50 to 179 acres ..................... 266 356 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 704 838 acres.. 80 239 79 292 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 627 794 acres.. 54 174 52 984 Irrigated land .................farms.. 106 194 acres.. 2 728 3 741 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 897 38 120 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 092 43 566 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 588 29 961 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 309 8 160 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 186 206 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 84 $100,000 or more .................... 170 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 788 27 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 135 31 202 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 753 876 $1,000.. 14 293 9 116 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 982 10 407 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 432 447 Other ............................... 322 428 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 361 502 200 days or more ................... 257 334 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 279 305 number.. 8 270 8 181 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 254 number.. 3 799 3 558 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 719 790 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 258 number.. 3 369 3 585 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 133 number.. 54 628 22 600 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 133 number.. 85 811 42 267 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 1 number.. 50 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 26 number.. 98 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 5 number.. 6 356 400 667 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 209 384 acres.. 8 757 10 090 bushels.. 753 353 463 409 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 110 80 acres.. 5 578 3 819 bushels.. 278 258 145 983 Cotton .......................farms.. 49 26 acres.. 4 492 1 897 bales.. 5 076 2 061 Tobacco ......................farms.. 373 496 acres.. 9 759 7 696 pounds.. 20 723 259 15 654 280 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 306 428 acres.. 20 440 24 080 bushels.. 394 799 469 190 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 173 187 acres.. 3 529 3 317 tons, dry.. 7 040 7 008 @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. .