1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 175 196 Land in farms ..................acres.. 12 388 14 315 Average size of farm .......acres.. 71 73 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 579 150 837 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 100 1 985 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 048 18 001 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 184 acres.. 6 692 7 932 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 120 155 acres.. 3 698 4 113 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 17 acres.. 49 34 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 230 4 292 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 602 21 899 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 700 2 332 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 531 1 960 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 6 $100,000 or more .................... 12 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 919 3 153 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 950 16 087 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 176 196 $1,000.. 1 313 1 021 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 463 5 207 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 72 Other ............................... 106 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 98 132 200 days or more ................... 65 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 93 111 number.. 2 828 3 243 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 88 number.. (D) 1 843 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 10 number.. (D) 69 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 82 98 number.. 1 406 1 740 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 16 number.. 53 565 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. 146 1 286 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 72 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 14 number.. (D) 356 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 51 acres.. 892 508 bushels.. 81 396 53 142 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 46 17 pounds.. 75 804 27 947 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.. 78 112 acres.. 2 210 3 045 tons, dry.. 4 383 6 622 @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. .