1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SWAIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 80 79 Land in farms ..................acres.. 5 897 7 258 Average size of farm .......acres.. 74 92 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 992 152 785 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 252 1 663 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 299 20 196 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 70 71 acres.. 1 942 2 088 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 63 59 acres.. 947 877 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 11 acres.. 95 102 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 010 2 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 127 25 928 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 575 457 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 435 1 592 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 3 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 625 1 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 315 21 906 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 80 79 $1,000.. 385 318 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 812 4 023 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 42 31 Other ............................... 38 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 38 48 200 days or more ................... 25 32 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 47 number.. 1 081 1 034 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 35 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 32 38 number.. 505 644 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 3 number.. 19 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. (D) 240 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 17 acres.. 30 35 bushels.. 2 230 2 130 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 15 18 acres.. 41 39 pounds.. 50 102 52 166 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 31 29 acres.. 723 502 tons, dry.. 1 547 (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. .