1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 425 480 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 384 59 491 Average size of farm .......acres.. 137 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 923 139 133 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 469 1 247 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 144 22 232 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 223 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 393 458 acres.. 36 030 40 418 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 405 acres.. 21 533 22 980 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 37 acres.. 249 358 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 110 13 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 199 27 930 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 630 3 074 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 480 10 333 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 208 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 20 $100,000 or more .................... 33 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 068 11 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 104 23 689 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 424 481 $1,000.. 1 512 2 933 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 565 6 098 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 200 Other ............................... 244 280 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 255 279 200 days or more ................... 179 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 279 315 number.. 13 317 11 375 Beef cows ..................farms.. 249 271 number.. 4 883 4 248 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 21 number.. 2 616 1 898 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 287 number.. 4 667 4 380 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 23 number.. 2 269 4 589 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 19 number.. 6 524 8 186 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 277 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 18 number.. (D) 37 630 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 20 number.. 3 001 924 3 175 180 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 66 acres.. 1 925 2 491 bushels.. 131 430 150 120 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 67 acres.. 2 322 2 216 bushels.. 82 739 85 179 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 70 78 acres.. 5 228 4 308 bushels.. 105 302 89 070 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 3 pounds.. (D) 2 190 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 273 310 acres.. 8 788 9 494 tons, dry.. 16 740 16 269 @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. .