1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 301 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 434 42 636 Average size of farm .......acres.. 124 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 854 184 695 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 575 1 320 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 476 26 404 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 280 322 acres.. 16 605 17 436 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 234 292 acres.. 9 113 9 797 Irrigated land .................farms.. 92 134 acres.. 1 445 1 304 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 621 13 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 896 37 814 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 271 6 921 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 349 6 124 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 34 $100,000 or more .................... 39 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 256 8 542 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 717 24 830 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 301 344 $1,000.. 3 498 2 851 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 622 8 289 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 187 Other ............................... 157 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 171 199 200 days or more ................... 125 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 127 150 number.. 2 995 2 988 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 128 number.. 1 418 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. 12 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 139 number.. 1 353 1 939 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 32 number.. 2 076 2 310 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 29 number.. 5 991 6 395 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 11 number.. 130 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 4 number.. 3 441 168 592 520 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 76 acres.. 1 028 886 bushels.. 52 584 43 063 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 18 acres.. 548 284 bushels.. 27 922 10 845 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 205 0 bales.. 150 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 130 190 acres.. 2 359 1 872 pounds.. 4 854 967 3 979 021 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 70 103 acres.. 2 612 3 668 bushels.. 42 164 67 179 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 122 acres.. 1 523 1 849 tons, dry.. 2 568 3 096 @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. .