1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 902 1 056 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 879 137 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 130 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 490 156 781 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 418 1 156 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 892 22 097 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 111 10 to 49 acres ...................... 246 240 50 to 179 acres ..................... 393 490 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 877 1 025 acres.. 59 019 60 851 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 815 965 acres.. 29 195 29 420 Irrigated land .................farms.. 234 346 acres.. 4 048 4 606 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 169 23 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 556 21 836 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 549 19 005 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 621 4 054 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 214 283 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 120 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 203 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 189 196 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 67 $100,000 or more .................... 71 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 184 15 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 182 15 016 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 901 1 057 $1,000.. 11 243 6 574 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 478 6 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 481 540 Other ............................... 421 516 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 463 635 200 days or more ................... 305 413 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 366 413 number.. 9 882 8 820 Beef cows ..................farms.. 329 357 number.. 4 451 3 892 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 27 number.. 757 962 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 308 344 number.. 4 166 3 870 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 65 number.. 2 716 924 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 35 number.. (D) 1 507 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 76 24 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 44 number.. 557 46 435 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 137 253 acres.. 2 478 2 676 bushels.. 199 761 118 780 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 260 256 acres.. 6 811 5 140 bushels.. 251 906 179 655 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 507 662 acres.. 7 645 6 376 pounds.. 16 084 635 11 901 851 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 119 199 acres.. 2 568 4 820 bushels.. 64 692 75 086 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 379 428 acres.. 8 212 7 990 tons, dry.. 13 815 9 842 @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. .