1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 433 522 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 491 81 108 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 449 587 316 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 658 1 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 919 37 510 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 233 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 400 473 acres.. 38 067 44 072 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 350 424 acres.. 20 435 23 070 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 89 acres.. 955 1 102 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 710 20 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 852 38 920 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 430 5 444 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 280 14 872 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 189 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 35 $100,000 or more .................... 61 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 471 18 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 275 34 948 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 432 524 $1,000.. 6 966 3 661 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 125 6 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 224 266 Other ............................... 209 256 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 225 292 200 days or more ................... 148 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 251 316 number.. 14 275 15 793 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 235 number.. 4 362 3 877 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 52 number.. 3 415 4 537 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 298 number.. 6 394 6 825 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 46 number.. (D) 7 889 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 37 number.. 151 297 25 529 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 12 number.. 536 532 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 30 number.. (D) 97 930 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 80 acres.. 2 164 1 508 bushels.. 203 151 47 552 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 100 acres.. 3 366 3 587 bushels.. 127 044 124 036 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 95 123 acres.. 1 649 1 309 pounds.. 3 567 857 2 679 019 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 52 acres.. 2 103 1 783 bushels.. 45 163 27 638 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 258 314 acres.. 9 100 9 920 tons, dry.. 16 154 16 836 @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. .