1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 173 193 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 693 66 292 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 343 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 305 306 277 554 Average per acre .........dollars.. 908 781 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 018 37 841 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 164 acres.. 43 813 49 449 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 132 155 acres.. 35 693 39 484 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 12 acres.. 324 348 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 930 24 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 567 127 252 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 658 10 472 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 272 14 088 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 16 $100,000 or more .................... 46 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 258 19 100 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 001 98 963 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 173 193 $1,000.. 6 491 5 185 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 517 26 865 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 106 118 Other ............................... 67 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 94 200 days or more ................... 59 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 49 50 number.. 1 757 1 673 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 45 number.. (D) 948 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 45 44 number.. 900 722 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 43 number.. 3 117 6 239 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 41 number.. 5 545 14 281 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 150 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) 210 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 86 acres.. 5 278 8 213 bushels.. 483 376 598 144 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 56 acres.. 5 306 5 883 bushels.. 261 668 173 574 Cotton .......................farms.. 36 24 acres.. 9 826 4 232 bales.. 14 529 5 435 Tobacco ......................farms.. 64 75 acres.. 1 691 1 322 pounds.. 3 571 223 2 725 270 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 102 acres.. 14 326 20 004 bushels.. 333 266 497 431 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 47 acres.. 1 279 1 352 tons, dry.. 3 540 (D) @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. .