1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 68 65 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 486 8 858 Average size of farm .......acres.. 51 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 574 223 954 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 844 1 643 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 937 19 294 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 13 180 to 499 acres .................... 2 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 62 60 acres.. 2 052 3 505 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 58 54 acres.. 1 669 2 260 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 22 acres.. 103 123 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 535 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 286 (D) Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 236 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 300 167 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 3 $100,000 or more .................... 6 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 930 1 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 378 21 438 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 68 65 $1,000.. 606 249 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 907 3 832 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 28 26 Other ............................... 40 39 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 37 38 200 days or more ................... 27 24 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 92 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 152 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 15 acres.. (D) 1 023 bushels.. (D) 72 540 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 18 8 pounds.. 40 078 13 200 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 12 acres.. 1 055 796 bushels.. 33 011 23 031 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 11 31 pounds.. 26 264 86 800 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 3 acres.. 60 20 tons, dry.. 120 30 @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. .