1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAYWOOD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 812 912 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 961 79 672 Average size of farm .......acres.. 86 87 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 054 146 389 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 434 1 908 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 152 16 667 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 155 166 10 to 49 acres ...................... 305 326 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 302 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 740 846 acres.. 27 390 28 098 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 665 788 acres.. 9 680 10 252 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 80 acres.. 276 287 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 380 12 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 709 13 217 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 648 4 544 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 732 7 510 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 254 334 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 169 222 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 175 157 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 15 $100,000 or more .................... 24 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 283 9 145 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 878 10 027 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 813 912 $1,000.. 2 632 3 048 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 237 3 342 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 316 333 Other ............................... 496 579 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 471 547 200 days or more ................... 353 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 535 601 number.. 19 975 17 932 Beef cows ..................farms.. 459 497 number.. 8 554 7 620 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 65 number.. 2 214 1 985 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 513 568 number.. 10 088 9 123 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 24 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 20 number.. 298 654 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 52 number.. (D) 941 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 75 acres.. 185 258 bushels.. 15 012 19 604 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 378 478 acres.. 878 780 pounds.. 1 564 820 1 411 234 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 411 459 acres.. 6 268 6 290 tons, dry.. 14 724 13 362 @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. .