1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 236 241 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 975 41 972 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 213 193 141 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 442 1 076 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 696 31 128 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 193 206 acres.. 13 836 16 484 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 150 164 acres.. 7 031 8 272 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 28 acres.. 566 871 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 809 21 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 208 89 212 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 516 3 355 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 293 18 145 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 15 $100,000 or more .................... 64 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 067 16 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 404 68 403 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 236 241 $1,000.. 6 316 3 240 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 763 13 445 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 109 Other ............................... 126 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 138 200 days or more ................... 94 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 117 number.. 5 369 3 702 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 95 number.. 2 400 1 764 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 560 509 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 108 number.. 1 716 1 606 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 21 number.. 14 690 14 090 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 21 number.. 40 541 30 214 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 78 136 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 51 45 number.. 15 824 550 7 264 043 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 52 acres.. 819 1 756 bushels.. 54 699 96 823 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 23 acres.. 393 961 bushels.. 12 559 31 456 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 14 19 acres.. 393 380 pounds.. 839 610 796 258 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 28 acres.. 970 1 501 bushels.. 18 408 32 349 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 82 acres.. 2 806 1 875 tons, dry.. 4 655 2 699 @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. .