1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 381 452 Land in farms ..................acres.. 155 213 169 414 Average size of farm .......acres.. 407 375 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 075 269 616 Average per acre .........dollars.. 846 768 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 158 57 836 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 335 405 acres.. 99 588 108 652 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 311 389 acres.. 78 928 76 177 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 19 acres.. 1 863 1 762 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 498 53 974 Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 659 119 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 232 27 166 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 266 26 807 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 70 $100,000 or more .................... 160 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 113 45 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 028 100 944 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 381 451 $1,000.. 15 644 8 189 Average per farm..........dollars.. 41 059 18 156 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 309 Other ............................... 137 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 177 200 days or more ................... 109 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 50 60 number.. 2 797 2 410 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 58 number.. (D) 1 445 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 49 57 number.. 1 269 1 242 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 106 number.. 77 063 34 928 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 103 number.. 126 265 68 925 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 240 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 37 47 number.. 8 675 000 7 270 028 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 147 303 acres.. 11 167 15 819 bushels.. 1 169 377 854 095 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 86 acres.. 3 489 5 532 bushels.. 155 334 220 315 Cotton .......................farms.. 194 155 acres.. 27 883 13 002 bales.. 34 157 14 400 Tobacco ......................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 231 179 pounds.. 476 420 323 132 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 181 273 acres.. 10 763 15 743 bushels.. 330 035 388 639 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 267 339 acres.. 25 615 25 869 pounds.. 74 340 724 70 289 138 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 22 acres.. 722 551 tons, dry.. 1 473 1 060 @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. .