1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 136 163 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 728 102 420 Average size of farm .......acres.. 689 628 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 617 700 595 472 Average per acre .........dollars.. 891 930 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 566 84 919 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 135 156 acres.. 84 084 86 598 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 128 153 acres.. 77 146 73 271 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. (D) 52 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 914 19 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 190 118 919 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 800 15 269 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 113 4 115 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 14 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 28 $100,000 or more .................... 67 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 275 15 277 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 187 93 727 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 135 163 $1,000.. 4 784 4 160 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 433 25 523 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 102 123 Other ............................... 34 40 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 53 74 200 days or more ................... 34 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 11 17 number.. 526 780 Beef cows ..................farms.. 10 15 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 8 13 number.. 187 1 439 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 34 number.. 16 497 15 817 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 32 number.. 34 424 34 208 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 15 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 116 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 95 128 acres.. 35 198 30 417 bushels.. 4 445 412 3 683 311 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 69 91 acres.. 18 082 11 687 bushels.. 992 495 570 713 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 519 0 bales.. 804 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 108 141 acres.. 38 456 39 624 bushels.. 1 306 162 1 232 615 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 6 7 acres.. 138 285 tons, dry.. 211 429 @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. .