1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 125 123 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 690 60 004 Average size of farm .......acres.. 430 488 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 080 357 122 Average per acre .........dollars.. 852 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 111 65 680 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 114 119 acres.. 43 046 44 877 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 106 109 acres.. 36 041 32 902 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 5 acres.. (D) 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 673 25 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 384 204 301 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 532 8 393 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 141 16 736 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 16 $100,000 or more .................... 37 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 449 21 145 Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 593 171 908 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 125 123 $1,000.. 3 476 4 044 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 805 32 878 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 78 76 Other ............................... 47 47 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 67 61 200 days or more ................... 45 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 29 27 number.. 610 618 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 19 number.. (D) 316 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 24 22 number.. 190 274 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 24 number.. (D) 26 990 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) 44 847 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. 94 61 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 3 number.. 2 951 501 258 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 54 acres.. 4 082 5 267 bushels.. 347 287 388 154 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 17 acres.. 4 097 2 059 bushels.. 195 384 77 941 Cotton .......................farms.. 42 43 acres.. 13 423 10 056 bales.. 15 604 9 682 Tobacco ......................farms.. 19 30 acres.. 634 738 pounds.. 1 200 759 1 452 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 55 62 acres.. 12 994 13 740 bushels.. 291 594 371 193 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 20 17 acres.. 1 299 960 tons, dry.. 1 607 (D) @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. .