1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAMPSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 342 1 477 Land in farms ..................acres.. 266 067 263 626 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 899 181 640 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 267 1 043 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 285 30 970 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 103 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 362 443 50 to 179 acres ..................... 526 532 180 to 499 acres .................... 221 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 204 1 361 acres.. 182 913 182 141 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 078 1 312 acres.. 153 180 141 329 Irrigated land .................farms.. 191 210 acres.. 8 189 7 920 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 355 154 187 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 645 126 833 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 628 59 103 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 279 526 128 230 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 204 213 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 155 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 194 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 228 264 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 113 166 $100,000 or more .................... 402 317 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 290 677 139 387 Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 278 94 435 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 344 1 476 $1,000.. 61 372 45 041 Average per farm..........dollars.. 45 664 30 516 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 801 903 Other ............................... 541 574 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 618 692 200 days or more ................... 427 440 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 323 259 number.. 15 217 9 686 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 215 number.. 7 124 3 868 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 11 number.. 1 319 820 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 290 240 number.. 7 406 5 295 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 358 429 number.. 1 085 425 451 274 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 377 431 number.. 2 502 748 901 377 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 70 161 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 34 number.. (D) 176 298 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 32 number.. 2 543 047 5 637 811 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 635 928 acres.. 42 501 44 916 bushels.. 3 224 187 2 797 560 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 210 229 acres.. 13 791 10 667 bushels.. 636 977 404 714 Cotton .......................farms.. 147 75 acres.. 27 961 4 652 bales.. 33 536 4 752 Tobacco ......................farms.. 543 707 acres.. 9 315 8 133 pounds.. 19 035 042 16 479 781 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 677 880 acres.. 47 244 56 294 bushels.. 1 224 652 1 287 947 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 20 26 acres.. 246 398 pounds.. 641 714 877 120 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 207 149 acres.. 5 649 5 578 tons, dry.. 10 912 23 990 @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. .