1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TYRRELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 96 120 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 698 61 980 Average size of farm .......acres.. 705 517 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 647 274 519 783 Average per acre .........dollars.. 929 1 000 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 176 88 411 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 84 113 acres.. 58 823 54 036 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 81 104 acres.. 56 466 45 862 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 690 19 677 Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 353 163 971 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 471 11 698 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 218 7 979 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 9 $100,000 or more .................... 39 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 516 13 310 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 046 110 915 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 96 120 $1,000.. 5 728 6 237 Average per farm..........dollars.. 59 671 51 974 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 79 Other ............................... 32 41 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 42 61 200 days or more ................... 32 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 11 25 number.. 174 373 Beef cows ..................farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) 221 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 20 number.. 60 176 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 33 number.. 49 622 51 242 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 34 number.. 143 113 136 782 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 87 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 359 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 88 acres.. 22 877 19 842 bushels.. 2 793 520 2 210 471 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 27 acres.. 10 680 7 416 bushels.. 557 899 387 939 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 72 94 acres.. 29 444 23 297 bushels.. 866 372 725 190 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 196 111 pounds.. 335 168 252 453 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 3 2 acres.. 21 (D) tons, dry.. 22 (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. .