1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STOKES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 075 1 153 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 733 102 204 Average size of farm .......acres.. 97 89 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 231 103 150 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 471 1 253 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 124 17 764 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 146 10 to 49 acres ...................... 340 355 50 to 179 acres ..................... 491 534 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 055 1 122 acres.. 46 757 43 306 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 990 1 080 acres.. 18 584 16 631 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 149 acres.. 501 1 007 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 586 16 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 662 14 194 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 699 12 129 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 887 4 237 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 208 277 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 170 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 148 280 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 304 296 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 177 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 36 $100,000 or more .................... 42 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 596 11 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 521 9 764 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 074 1 153 $1,000.. 10 806 4 668 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 061 4 048 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 549 533 Other ............................... 526 620 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 604 702 200 days or more ................... 409 483 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 422 438 number.. 12 718 7 956 Beef cows ..................farms.. 362 360 number.. 5 026 3 514 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 41 number.. 387 318 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 353 362 number.. 8 381 4 843 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 80 number.. 1 572 2 338 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 20 number.. 5 072 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 12 number.. 538 402 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 66 number.. (D) 5 435 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 169 309 acres.. 1 886 2 047 bushels.. 110 419 103 794 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 91 acres.. 896 693 bushels.. 33 600 24 008 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 716 807 acres.. 6 592 4 620 pounds.. 12 743 630 8 325 687 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 92 96 acres.. 1 021 898 bushels.. 18 938 12 716 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 414 491 acres.. 8 124 7 717 tons, dry.. 14 760 9 430 @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. .