1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MACON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 290 318 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 089 25 753 Average size of farm .......acres.. 76 81 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 388 167 406 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 594 2 231 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 811 12 601 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 262 298 acres.. 10 787 10 730 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 238 265 acres.. 4 296 4 726 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 32 acres.. 99 293 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 878 4 457 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 374 14 017 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 124 1 491 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 755 2 967 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 9 $100,000 or more .................... 7 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 751 2 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 454 8 851 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 291 318 $1,000.. 861 963 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 960 3 027 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 132 Other ............................... 167 186 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 191 200 days or more ................... 113 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 207 223 number.. 6 193 5 131 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 196 number.. 2 902 2 470 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 17 number.. 592 603 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 212 number.. 3 249 2 756 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 21 number.. 37 964 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 94 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 30 number.. (D) 612 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 55 acres.. 202 242 bushels.. 15 877 17 220 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 36 43 acres.. 87 56 pounds.. 131 262 99 003 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.. 171 201 acres.. 3 239 3 172 tons, dry.. 7 395 4 818 @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. .