1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IREDELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 143 1 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 135 161 518 Average size of farm .......acres.. 130 134 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 314 181 890 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 199 1 441 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 970 25 306 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 340 346 50 to 179 acres ..................... 496 538 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 999 1 082 acres.. 93 292 97 048 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 850 932 acres.. 52 907 52 356 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 29 acres.. 719 507 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 611 56 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 653 46 986 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 904 3 767 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 707 52 898 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 361 431 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 172 179 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 185 162 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 79 $100,000 or more .................... 145 184 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 197 45 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 417 37 633 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 143 1 206 $1,000.. 8 739 10 229 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 646 8 482 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 564 582 Other ............................... 579 624 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 609 669 200 days or more ................... 431 492 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 832 862 number.. 48 510 38 687 Beef cows ..................farms.. 664 672 number.. 15 301 10 955 Milk cows ..................farms.. 127 142 number.. 11 642 10 270 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 767 818 number.. 17 348 16 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 54 number.. 3 102 3 514 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 39 number.. 6 960 11 100 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 18 number.. 334 357 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 146 200 number.. 1 696 248 1 630 318 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 872 900 516 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 193 acres.. 5 493 3 784 bushels.. 475 657 188 191 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 121 acres.. 4 440 3 330 bushels.. 202 792 127 479 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 67 71 acres.. 698 390 pounds.. 1 198 904 703 415 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 82 117 acres.. 5 672 4 171 bushels.. 131 672 68 253 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 724 795 acres.. 26 867 26 376 tons, dry.. 56 899 53 161 @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. .