1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 187 234 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 310 18 069 Average size of farm .......acres.. 71 77 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 127 155 534 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 167 2 534 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 702 13 130 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 176 224 acres.. 5 458 6 827 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 162 195 acres.. 2 420 2 844 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 31 acres.. 129 131 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 582 1 851 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 153 7 910 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 655 1 104 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 927 747 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 3 $100,000 or more .................... 7 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 130 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 453 (D) Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 186 234 $1,000.. 1 000 448 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 376 1 916 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 79 Other ............................... 114 155 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 105 148 200 days or more ................... 79 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 151 number.. 1 898 2 256 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 122 number.. 982 1 262 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 15 number.. 164 69 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 95 127 number.. 822 1 215 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 12 number.. 63 69 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. 48 82 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 58 38 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 22 number.. 314 404 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 40 acres.. 37 595 bushels.. 2 796 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 17 22 acres.. 66 66 pounds.. 157 432 128 499 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 128 acres.. 1 338 1 847 tons, dry.. 2 185 2 622 @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. .