1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 701 759 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 982 84 109 Average size of farm .......acres.. 124 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 603 143 744 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 723 1 294 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 516 23 759 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 271 323 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 594 643 acres.. 33 993 33 113 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 450 528 acres.. 15 937 14 872 Irrigated land .................farms.. 143 169 acres.. 4 109 3 064 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 135 62 858 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 889 82 817 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 442 11 768 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 64 692 51 090 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 202 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 78 $100,000 or more .................... 188 187 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 219 47 643 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 631 62 771 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 702 759 $1,000.. 13 991 9 731 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 930 12 821 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 354 401 Other ............................... 347 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 353 395 200 days or more ................... 240 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 295 299 number.. 10 873 6 022 Beef cows ..................farms.. 253 249 number.. 4 514 3 443 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. 27 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 267 number.. 6 283 3 368 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 96 number.. 32 367 36 576 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 97 number.. 74 414 104 107 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 39 number.. (D) 151 767 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 165 195 number.. 31 214 154 29 263 731 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 157 acres.. 1 717 2 100 bushels.. 114 119 134 532 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 35 acres.. 1 139 859 bushels.. 44 968 33 944 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 127 179 acres.. 2 823 2 642 pounds.. 5 716 803 5 355 469 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 42 51 acres.. 2 963 1 651 bushels.. 56 650 27 180 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 67 pounds.. 0 121 896 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 233 acres.. 5 290 4 081 tons, dry.. 12 453 7 909 @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. .