1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 280 348 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 901 35 929 Average size of farm .......acres.. 100 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 543 395 295 216 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 752 2 752 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 916 51 289 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 249 308 acres.. 17 518 20 382 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 210 259 acres.. 10 448 11 913 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 33 acres.. 364 228 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 112 25 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 400 72 491 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 962 18 636 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 150 6 591 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 9 $100,000 or more .................... 20 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 337 17 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 205 50 559 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 280 348 $1,000.. 6 433 6 938 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 974 19 936 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 132 142 Other ............................... 148 206 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 148 201 200 days or more ................... 105 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 219 number.. 7 507 9 203 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 188 number.. 2 762 2 784 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 17 number.. 1 253 2 273 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 206 number.. 3 320 4 385 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 9 number.. 129 190 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 407 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 8 number.. 130 139 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. (D) 151 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 32 acres.. 447 413 bushels.. 20 774 18 566 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 27 acres.. 1 039 1 229 bushels.. 46 932 48 851 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 17 acres.. 545 648 bushels.. 10 000 12 387 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 194 acres.. 5 515 5 874 tons, dry.. 10 070 10 676 @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. .