1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 178 1 305 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 320 101 408 Average size of farm .......acres.. 79 78 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 058 95 520 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 091 1 319 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 861 13 148 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 180 168 10 to 49 acres ...................... 422 491 50 to 179 acres ..................... 449 518 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 132 1 262 acres.. 32 830 31 902 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 045 1 191 acres.. 7 835 8 052 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 107 acres.. 189 305 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 296 7 862 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 741 6 025 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 944 5 138 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 353 2 724 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 295 532 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 320 343 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 279 267 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 219 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 6 $100,000 or more .................... 7 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 352 5 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 539 4 438 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 179 1 305 $1,000.. 4 022 2 995 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 412 2 295 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 520 574 Other ............................... 658 731 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 649 755 200 days or more ................... 470 499 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 570 673 number.. 11 666 10 909 Beef cows ..................farms.. 506 555 number.. 6 179 5 870 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 111 number.. 319 615 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 493 559 number.. 4 889 5 364 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 35 number.. 57 98 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 102 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 16 number.. 490 155 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 110 number.. 748 1 685 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 139 acres.. 105 324 bushels.. 5 955 21 118 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 940 1 064 acres.. 2 731 2 083 pounds.. 4 561 074 3 213 474 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.. 372 487 acres.. 4 737 5 093 tons, dry.. 8 350 7 004 @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. .