1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SURRY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 269 1 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 404 133 218 Average size of farm .......acres.. 96 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 810 140 183 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 699 1 303 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 329 20 829 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 109 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 450 451 50 to 179 acres ..................... 553 577 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 189 1 232 acres.. 66 672 67 633 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 054 1 127 acres.. 35 721 35 325 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 135 acres.. 641 1 923 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 753 44 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 299 34 172 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 465 16 900 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 288 28 003 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 284 383 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 190 216 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 186 203 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 219 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 91 $100,000 or more .................... 151 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 233 34 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 280 26 566 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 269 1 314 $1,000.. 12 960 7 646 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 213 5 819 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 618 671 Other ............................... 651 643 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 684 763 200 days or more ................... 515 518 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 703 698 number.. 25 701 21 225 Beef cows ..................farms.. 582 542 number.. 10 435 8 118 Milk cows ..................farms.. 54 68 number.. 2 948 2 756 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 628 622 number.. 15 156 14 568 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 63 number.. 3 607 4 341 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 46 number.. 4 401 5 200 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 421 418 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 65 number.. 361 754 430 066 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 89 70 number.. 10 557 045 7 366 189 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 275 356 acres.. 5 828 6 536 bushels.. 567 935 451 900 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 131 101 acres.. 2 844 1 829 bushels.. 114 330 77 593 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 540 602 acres.. 7 179 5 653 pounds.. 14 545 205 10 353 180 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 144 236 acres.. 3 561 5 355 bushels.. 90 761 102 352 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 643 671 acres.. 12 667 11 718 tons, dry.. 22 416 16 260 @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. .