1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POLK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 161 192 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 140 26 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 395 159 964 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 801 1 263 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 710 14 028 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 144 177 acres.. 8 551 10 318 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 119 152 acres.. 3 886 4 498 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 133 165 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 961 3 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 391 20 214 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 819 903 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 142 2 978 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 5 $100,000 or more .................... 7 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 023 3 088 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 659 16 084 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 162 192 $1,000.. - 183 629 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 1 132 3 276 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 66 69 Other ............................... 95 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 91 123 200 days or more ................... 62 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 109 number.. 4 179 3 003 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 96 number.. 2 151 1 283 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. 488 594 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 105 number.. 1 639 1 405 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. 19 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 2 number.. 43 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 103 880 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 16 acres.. 149 97 bushels.. 11 105 3 360 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 13 acres.. 373 301 bushels.. 15 439 8 470 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 10 acres.. 78 182 bushels.. 2 045 2 954 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 80 99 acres.. 2 207 2 722 tons, dry.. 4 920 4 807 @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. .