1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MITCHELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 322 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 007 25 625 Average size of farm .......acres.. 71 73 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 536 80 405 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 646 1 178 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 981 11 903 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 309 336 acres.. 8 538 9 473 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 286 316 acres.. 2 817 2 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 15 acres.. 44 30 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 157 1 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 805 5 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 472 1 405 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 685 558 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 0 $100,000 or more .................... 6 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 971 1 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 120 4 068 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 322 351 $1,000.. 528 496 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 641 1 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 121 Other ............................... 213 230 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 227 200 days or more ................... 131 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 120 146 number.. 2 480 2 364 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 119 number.. 1 326 1 224 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 76 66 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 137 number.. 1 229 1 349 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 24 number.. 31 92 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. 27 80 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 97 193 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 22 number.. (D) 317 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 34 acres.. 102 104 bushels.. 8 940 7 377 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 205 232 acres.. 537 395 pounds.. 992 036 682 828 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.. 99 147 acres.. 1 665 1 830 tons, dry.. 2 905 2 257 @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. .