1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROBESON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 193 1 476 Land in farms ..................acres.. 292 152 305 481 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 469 180 795 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 000 869 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 892 33 003 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 364 441 50 to 179 acres ..................... 385 511 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 259 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 135 1 422 acres.. 223 813 218 704 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 097 1 390 acres.. 194 364 170 000 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 49 acres.. 1 689 568 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 959 72 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 493 49 207 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 662 59 407 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 297 13 223 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 174 267 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 172 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 204 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 199 287 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 164 197 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 151 160 $100,000 or more .................... 252 189 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 817 51 604 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 283 34 985 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 192 1 475 $1,000.. 28 302 20 609 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 743 13 972 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 715 893 Other ............................... 478 583 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 535 712 200 days or more ................... 318 406 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 203 215 number.. 5 155 3 775 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 178 number.. 2 786 2 029 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 19 number.. 52 39 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 157 number.. 1 799 1 668 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 170 226 number.. 141 916 64 379 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 162 194 number.. 197 381 109 080 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 40 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 104 number.. 1 127 3 100 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 1 number.. 5 436 902 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 706 1 021 acres.. 54 617 54 245 bushels.. 4 654 462 4 348 627 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 394 367 acres.. 37 081 19 896 bushels.. 1 804 927 692 188 Cotton .......................farms.. 84 51 acres.. 17 362 8 372 bales.. 21 199 8 207 Tobacco ......................farms.. 682 870 acres.. 14 075 12 232 pounds.. 29 821 830 24 230 478 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 811 1 099 acres.. 92 192 81 613 bushels.. 2 103 974 1 952 961 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 12 11 acres.. 139 176 pounds.. 391 940 408 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 111 acres.. 4 089 2 789 tons, dry.. 11 905 7 344 @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. .