1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NASH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 560 692 Land in farms ..................acres.. 179 051 184 304 Average size of farm .......acres.. 320 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 459 445 356 049 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 474 1 300 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 084 54 491 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 491 623 acres.. 110 273 110 991 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 443 565 acres.. 84 773 76 733 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 150 acres.. 7 402 11 395 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 124 474 112 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 274 162 871 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 338 56 494 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 135 56 213 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 76 $100,000 or more .................... 220 205 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 99 178 83 238 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 787 120 112 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 561 693 $1,000.. 22 416 28 360 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 958 40 923 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 364 455 Other ............................... 196 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 306 200 days or more ................... 152 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 136 164 number.. 8 174 7 466 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 137 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 147 number.. 3 688 3 436 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 90 number.. 73 211 43 714 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 82 number.. 146 989 88 303 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 27 31 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 57 number.. 2 228 622 2 703 468 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 41 40 number.. 13 630 717 12 483 750 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 86 286 acres.. 5 228 11 675 bushels.. 473 038 456 906 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 130 200 acres.. 8 606 8 487 bushels.. 349 813 276 048 Cotton .......................farms.. 58 44 acres.. 13 130 3 074 bales.. 16 245 2 254 Tobacco ......................farms.. 271 373 acres.. 10 561 9 467 pounds.. 24 675 696 20 433 863 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 263 337 acres.. 32 582 24 930 bushels.. 812 517 513 824 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 38 53 acres.. 3 274 3 016 pounds.. 8 914 386 6 005 564 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 104 acres.. 2 946 3 080 tons, dry.. 5 988 5 749 @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. .