1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENDERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 511 592 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 281 59 232 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 100 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 316 388 248 586 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 367 2 045 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 912 40 543 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 219 252 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 573 acres.. 33 069 34 416 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 450 526 acres.. 24 194 24 965 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 68 acres.. 1 601 769 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 413 34 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 000 58 457 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 445 25 986 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 968 8 620 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 189 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 54 $100,000 or more .................... 71 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 297 27 624 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 118 46 663 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 511 592 $1,000.. 6 548 7 211 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 813 12 180 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 282 316 Other ............................... 229 276 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 258 313 200 days or more ................... 192 210 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 193 number.. 10 808 10 552 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 130 number.. 2 338 1 810 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 36 number.. 4 287 3 663 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 177 number.. 4 552 4 822 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 16 number.. 278 211 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 13 number.. 349 285 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 110 22 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 23 number.. 372 599 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 57 acres.. 4 380 5 071 bushels.. 414 543 523 378 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 16 12 acres.. 46 21 pounds.. 75 993 36 573 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 143 167 acres.. 4 491 4 226 tons, dry.. 9 028 7 880 @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. .