1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PAMLICO COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 82 86 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 000 38 270 Average size of farm .......acres.. 537 445 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 559 192 390 488 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 042 869 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 146 83 968 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 72 79 acres.. 38 516 34 708 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 70 78 acres.. 35 535 26 789 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 2 050 1 298 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 788 11 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 730 139 496 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 248 10 501 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 540 1 495 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 14 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 9 $100,000 or more .................... 36 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 459 10 204 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 132 118 649 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 82 86 $1,000.. 3 329 1 798 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 598 20 908 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 59 67 Other ............................... 23 19 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 32 24 200 days or more ................... 22 17 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 12 4 number.. 215 (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 4 number.. 59 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 12 4 number.. 64 29 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. 6 529 4 744 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. 13 955 8 750 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 2 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.. 43 59 acres.. 13 697 8 397 bushels.. 1 533 982 913 604 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 36 acres.. 8 325 5 400 bushels.. 426 024 261 485 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 1 110 0 bales.. 2 016 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 13 17 acres.. 490 410 pounds.. 1 025 567 852 280 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 64 acres.. 18 749 15 244 bushels.. 597 866 461 625 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, dry.. 149 (D) @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. .