1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERQUIMANS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 226 272 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 736 75 808 Average size of farm .......acres.. 304 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 459 058 318 938 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 458 1 077 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 934 56 103 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 207 243 acres.. 58 873 66 354 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 196 232 acres.. 55 546 55 814 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 5 acres.. 521 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 569 19 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 836 72 975 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 983 11 245 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 586 8 604 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 57 $100,000 or more .................... 77 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 274 16 265 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 983 59 797 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 226 272 $1,000.. 7 436 2 513 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 902 9 240 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 162 192 Other ............................... 64 80 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 78 113 200 days or more ................... 48 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 47 61 number.. 1 319 1 695 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 53 number.. 662 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 42 55 number.. 513 773 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 87 number.. 26 140 23 833 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 97 number.. 56 156 51 306 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 12 number.. 341 710 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 191 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 13 number.. 6 433 100 3 215 900 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 138 195 acres.. 19 553 19 691 bushels.. 2 458 079 1 293 463 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 64 76 acres.. 7 424 6 203 bushels.. 421 478 310 918 Cotton .......................farms.. 59 44 acres.. 5 039 2 176 bales.. 6 445 2 416 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 173 216 acres.. 26 696 29 191 bushels.. 977 823 928 939 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 89 94 acres.. 3 012 2 498 pounds.. 8 747 998 7 473 735 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 7 acres.. 258 186 tons, dry.. 508 (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. .