1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICHMOND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 222 214 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 916 54 858 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 223 744 164 154 Average per acre .........dollars.. 776 729 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 376 33 795 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 187 190 acres.. 27 476 28 270 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 146 158 acres.. 17 348 15 288 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 51 acres.. 2 710 1 737 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 336 22 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 686 103 351 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 079 5 622 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 257 16 495 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 23 $100,000 or more .................... 89 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 379 18 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 460 86 909 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 221 214 $1,000.. 8 500 1 815 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 464 8 483 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 124 109 Other ............................... 98 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 105 200 days or more ................... 74 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 66 70 number.. 3 087 2 222 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 68 number.. 1 577 1 275 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 4 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 70 number.. 1 898 1 267 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 21 number.. 12 459 10 747 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 20 number.. 44 494 28 811 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 52 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 64 42 number.. 15 365 512 6 175 785 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 53 acres.. 3 014 3 593 bushels.. 208 797 228 515 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 24 acres.. 1 814 2 467 bushels.. 70 760 64 522 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 1 acres.. 1 325 (D) bales.. 1 392 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 49 54 acres.. 1 219 740 pounds.. 2 682 042 1 559 932 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 29 acres.. 4 536 4 057 bushels.. 89 301 107 302 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 85 pounds.. (D) 142 192 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 70 acres.. 2 260 2 620 tons, dry.. 4 324 5 974 @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. .