1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 406 1 713 Land in farms ..................acres.. 230 402 234 394 Average size of farm .......acres.. 164 137 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 838 196 635 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 702 1 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 604 28 003 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 135 10 to 49 acres ...................... 465 565 50 to 179 acres ..................... 519 654 180 to 499 acres .................... 235 274 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 347 1 622 acres.. 156 034 153 885 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 225 1 516 acres.. 119 029 105 772 Irrigated land .................farms.. 168 303 acres.. 3 588 5 209 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 654 82 298 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 835 48 043 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 84 868 59 694 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 786 22 603 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 256 373 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 138 169 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 189 264 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 253 323 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 174 202 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 131 155 $100,000 or more .................... 265 227 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 123 62 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 162 36 324 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 405 1 713 $1,000.. 28 506 20 074 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 289 11 718 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 785 973 Other ............................... 621 740 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 677 835 200 days or more ................... 471 540 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 468 554 number.. 13 717 12 403 Beef cows ..................farms.. 411 476 number.. 7 359 6 478 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 195 293 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 415 497 number.. 5 660 5 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 219 392 number.. 98 470 71 397 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 227 402 number.. 200 950 137 075 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 201 258 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 61 number.. 46 964 137 831 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 8 number.. 1 921 200 2 006 665 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 470 851 acres.. 17 462 24 969 bushels.. 1 581 783 1 099 133 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 342 307 acres.. 16 234 9 179 bushels.. 720 807 318 221 Cotton .......................farms.. 83 22 acres.. 11 451 822 bales.. 11 931 709 Tobacco ......................farms.. 718 949 acres.. 14 818 12 290 pounds.. 32 979 238 25 858 269 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 717 907 acres.. 47 345 41 262 bushels.. 1 172 414 766 546 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 13 14 acres.. 227 165 pounds.. 605 784 307 719 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 307 362 acres.. 4 690 6 210 tons, dry.. 10 015 11 217 @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. .