1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HERTFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 195 271 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 496 91 744 Average size of farm .......acres.. 387 339 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 419 271 297 074 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 084 1 020 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 938 55 583 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 171 248 acres.. 44 468 57 522 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 169 244 acres.. 38 582 41 193 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 27 acres.. 2 084 2 439 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 608 24 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 992 90 973 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 852 15 669 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 757 8 984 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 40 $100,000 or more .................... 84 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 734 20 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 482 77 433 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 195 271 $1,000.. 7 097 3 102 Average per farm..........dollars.. 36 393 11 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 190 Other ............................... 60 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 113 200 days or more ................... 51 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 18 29 number.. 415 627 Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 25 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 15 24 number.. 192 324 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 29 number.. (D) 10 202 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 28 number.. (D) 25 577 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 7 number.. (D) 253 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 32 28 number.. 8 668 246 5 679 665 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 133 206 acres.. 12 932 13 221 bushels.. 1 437 921 668 189 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 29 acres.. 183 1 565 bushels.. 7 250 51 826 Cotton .......................farms.. 52 33 acres.. 5 701 2 042 bales.. 7 010 1 912 Tobacco ......................farms.. 88 113 acres.. 1 546 1 663 pounds.. 3 390 876 3 137 551 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 101 176 acres.. 5 541 8 937 bushels.. 145 568 201 887 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 149 209 acres.. 12 366 13 936 pounds.. 32 157 462 31 858 612 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 32 tons, dry.. (D) 34 @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. .