1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LENOIR COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 531 667 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 761 146 111 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 219 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 663 276 367 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 544 1 224 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 609 46 745 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 242 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 484 622 acres.. 107 110 105 616 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 455 605 acres.. 92 598 77 925 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 51 acres.. 786 949 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 052 65 163 Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 538 97 696 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 316 33 535 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 736 31 628 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 100 $100,000 or more .................... 196 167 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 585 51 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 475 77 554 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 532 667 $1,000.. 17 570 11 352 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 025 17 020 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 455 Other ............................... 184 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 290 200 days or more ................... 133 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 70 102 number.. 2 656 2 683 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 90 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 68 86 number.. 913 1 171 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 92 number.. 125 293 54 881 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 92 number.. 286 406 143 782 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 80 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 26 number.. 193 536 372 101 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 12 number.. 2 208 899 2 754 332 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 345 520 acres.. 38 021 38 881 bushels.. 3 399 242 2 542 528 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 89 115 acres.. 6 283 4 903 bushels.. 288 145 187 908 Cotton .......................farms.. 54 0 acres.. 12 549 0 bales.. 16 297 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 312 405 acres.. 8 904 7 261 pounds.. 19 393 708 14 785 324 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 322 430 acres.. 28 728 27 235 bushels.. 759 653 662 131 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 55 acres.. 682 910 tons, dry.. 1 904 (D) @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. .