1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 751 823 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 874 107 542 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 665 151 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 700 1 292 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 591 25 156 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 240 250 50 to 179 acres ..................... 318 361 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 705 757 acres.. 67 294 68 990 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 609 679 acres.. 39 792 40 210 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 47 acres.. 785 645 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 163 28 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 838 34 860 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 958 6 070 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 206 22 619 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 295 393 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 23 $100,000 or more .................... 55 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 819 22 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 759 27 158 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 750 823 $1,000.. 4 495 4 301 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 993 5 225 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 331 312 Other ............................... 420 511 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 426 500 200 days or more ................... 302 386 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 533 617 number.. 23 583 23 021 Beef cows ..................farms.. 465 519 number.. 8 478 7 373 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 65 number.. 4 440 5 680 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 481 550 number.. 9 005 10 560 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 37 number.. 4 126 2 532 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 27 number.. 4 775 6 655 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 8 number.. 513 215 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 39 number.. 120 216 84 175 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 574 548 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 137 173 acres.. 3 646 3 390 bushels.. 239 921 192 247 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 171 acres.. 6 698 5 220 bushels.. 285 014 197 527 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 142 153 acres.. 10 469 6 234 bushels.. 257 363 135 527 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 6 pounds.. (D) 8 747 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 506 549 acres.. 15 994 14 809 tons, dry.. 37 172 27 396 @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. .