1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ONSLOW COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 425 436 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 992 68 890 Average size of farm .......acres.. 151 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 059 183 442 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 586 1 201 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 744 36 649 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 388 413 acres.. 43 991 42 971 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 342 384 acres.. 35 890 29 519 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 14 acres.. 654 297 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 691 30 412 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 096 69 752 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 423 13 278 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 268 17 134 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 29 $100,000 or more .................... 101 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 798 24 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 524 56 674 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 425 437 $1,000.. 5 981 5 874 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 073 13 442 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 240 Other ............................... 174 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 229 200 days or more ................... 132 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 91 82 number.. 2 184 1 456 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 69 number.. 1 010 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 5 number.. 147 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 83 74 number.. 838 797 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 76 116 number.. 133 930 56 401 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 115 number.. 208 902 85 585 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 54 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 27 number.. 407 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 227 304 acres.. 16 767 12 138 bushels.. 1 488 831 1 095 295 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 15 acres.. 1 622 1 220 bushels.. 74 510 43 911 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 0 acres.. 1 083 0 bales.. 1 549 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 167 201 acres.. 3 148 2 668 pounds.. 6 601 358 5 239 031 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 177 236 acres.. 12 986 13 320 bushels.. 317 529 345 244 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 32 24 pounds.. 49 704 44 026 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 52 44 acres.. 1 146 616 tons, dry.. 2 716 1 693 @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. .