1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 476 555 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 854 117 441 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 787 216 059 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 163 1 080 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 534 24 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 240 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 457 539 acres.. 54 569 55 062 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 431 510 acres.. 25 199 27 353 Irrigated land .................farms.. 116 173 acres.. 2 338 2 257 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 718 18 811 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 029 33 894 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 457 13 671 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 261 5 140 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 43 $100,000 or more .................... 74 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 326 12 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 500 23 188 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 476 556 $1,000.. 8 734 5 397 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 350 9 707 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 289 341 Other ............................... 187 214 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 281 200 days or more ................... 144 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 203 number.. 8 093 6 751 Beef cows ..................farms.. 177 189 number.. 3 903 3 571 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 357 477 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 193 number.. 3 496 3 433 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 63 number.. 11 626 14 897 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 46 number.. 23 223 25 496 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 68 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 18 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.. 91 171 acres.. 3 376 5 617 bushels.. 278 034 226 104 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 170 168 acres.. 7 601 7 632 bushels.. 304 550 276 256 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 313 403 acres.. 5 781 4 211 pounds.. 12 151 418 8 359 826 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 79 acres.. 3 058 4 025 bushels.. 75 632 79 172 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 192 191 acres.. 5 836 5 286 tons, dry.. 9 806 7 817 @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. .