1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 583 757 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 015 213 831 Average size of farm .......acres.. 333 282 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 547 147 364 144 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 672 1 332 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 537 54 330 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 244 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 530 703 acres.. 150 705 162 471 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 485 670 acres.. 123 154 123 844 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 74 acres.. 1 115 2 405 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 134 082 99 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 986 131 563 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 882 57 369 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 200 42 224 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 119 $100,000 or more .................... 246 232 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 105 691 74 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 289 98 097 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 583 756 $1,000.. 27 488 21 425 Average per farm..........dollars.. 47 149 28 340 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 388 536 Other ............................... 195 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 333 200 days or more ................... 148 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 129 number.. 3 842 3 987 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 102 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 118 number.. 4 248 2 500 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 121 number.. 107 424 110 176 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 133 number.. 300 433 250 840 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 3 number.. 522 145 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 32 number.. 1 291 073 1 078 811 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 10 number.. 6 541 000 2 813 600 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 301 560 acres.. 35 582 44 704 bushels.. 3 554 778 2 307 994 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 164 183 acres.. 15 468 9 890 bushels.. 698 017 364 986 Cotton .......................farms.. 70 5 acres.. 14 473 2 212 bales.. 18 307 2 508 Tobacco ......................farms.. 328 470 acres.. 14 157 13 226 pounds.. 31 847 136 26 283 154 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 389 548 acres.. 47 838 51 955 bushels.. 1 231 820 1 284 797 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 136 197 acres.. 5 005 5 291 pounds.. 10 854 068 12 895 232 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 36 37 acres.. 1 255 1 311 tons, dry.. 3 065 5 287 @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. .