1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 293 1 350 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 858 154 350 Average size of farm .......acres.. 112 114 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 061 145 975 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 616 1 406 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 969 27 002 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 406 402 50 to 179 acres ..................... 567 618 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 107 1 173 acres.. 75 239 76 470 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 873 975 acres.. 38 831 44 188 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 88 acres.. 755 1 243 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 960 87 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 629 64 991 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 946 8 264 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 92 014 79 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 397 447 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 194 196 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 170 161 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 70 $100,000 or more .................... 268 269 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 384 69 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 894 51 753 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 292 1 350 $1,000.. 19 330 15 889 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 961 11 770 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 631 632 Other ............................... 662 718 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 691 743 200 days or more ................... 494 533 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 845 835 number.. 39 885 29 983 Beef cows ..................farms.. 727 673 number.. 14 382 9 877 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 77 number.. 6 493 6 186 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 802 784 number.. 16 351 13 935 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 145 number.. 15 982 17 476 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 143 number.. 31 082 34 488 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 12 number.. 217 231 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 72 115 number.. 890 415 906 417 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 192 207 number.. 38 568 148 34 628 816 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 236 322 acres.. 7 048 8 080 bushels.. 556 341 323 069 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 130 189 acres.. 4 574 6 185 bushels.. 183 197 235 888 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 79 109 acres.. 1 210 1 157 pounds.. 2 524 722 2 372 907 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 121 174 acres.. 4 924 6 054 bushels.. 129 055 126 864 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 4 (D) pounds.. 9 284 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 660 694 acres.. 16 709 15 704 tons, dry.. 30 305 26 287 @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. .