1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 331 393 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 136 70 240 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 850 161 860 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 293 891 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 140 26 988 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 138 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 304 367 acres.. 39 855 41 183 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 262 344 acres.. 31 390 29 589 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 20 acres.. 377 239 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 197 26 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 378 68 007 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 550 15 913 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 647 10 814 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 36 $100,000 or more .................... 81 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 554 20 443 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 029 52 018 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 332 393 $1,000.. 4 812 5 954 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 495 15 150 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 239 Other ............................... 145 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 170 200 days or more ................... 102 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 55 51 number.. 1 120 1 014 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 44 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 41 43 number.. 498 325 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 84 number.. 63 052 18 970 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 81 number.. 221 143 41 934 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 120 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 21 number.. (D) 35 289 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 1 259 500 1 380 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 245 acres.. 11 498 11 012 bushels.. 854 919 944 813 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 25 acres.. 1 784 1 303 bushels.. 89 303 52 627 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 88 127 acres.. 1 695 1 317 pounds.. 3 581 365 2 789 967 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 127 180 acres.. 13 800 13 541 bushels.. 372 488 379 319 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 13 12 acres.. 810 508 pounds.. 1 597 200 1 315 722 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 26 acres.. 930 250 tons, dry.. 2 665 445 @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. .