1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARTIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 487 591 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 767 140 110 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 063 246 944 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 188 1 080 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 209 45 200 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 237 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 458 565 acres.. 91 627 93 641 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 447 545 acres.. 79 943 72 138 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 32 acres.. 423 1 366 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 112 47 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 272 79 527 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 921 34 641 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 191 12 359 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 81 $100,000 or more .................... 161 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 534 33 577 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 161 56 717 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 488 592 $1,000.. 12 969 12 176 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 576 20 568 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 424 Other ............................... 147 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 193 252 200 days or more ................... 109 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 74 86 number.. 3 768 3 848 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 80 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 78 number.. 1 479 1 731 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 129 number.. 25 334 26 167 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 132 number.. 43 767 50 827 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 27 number.. 600 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 15 number.. 3 856 000 4 221 060 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 359 497 acres.. 25 700 26 336 bushels.. 2 493 326 1 625 580 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 88 94 acres.. 4 473 3 444 bushels.. 211 361 127 644 Cotton .......................farms.. 113 15 acres.. 13 187 1 201 bales.. 18 435 1 407 Tobacco ......................farms.. 301 365 acres.. 5 655 4 541 pounds.. 13 548 755 10 478 139 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 331 452 acres.. 16 011 20 854 bushels.. 432 876 589 567 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 377 470 acres.. 16 954 16 286 pounds.. 45 498 975 49 218 302 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 14 17 acres.. 405 483 tons, dry.. 378 1 029 @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. .