1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 037 1 086 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 379 170 378 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 937 266 419 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 130 1 587 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 960 40 732 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 401 413 50 to 179 acres ..................... 355 372 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 845 896 acres.. 125 673 124 609 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 583 680 acres.. 98 608 92 620 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 34 acres.. 370 724 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 240 859 170 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 265 157 171 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 272 14 322 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 220 587 156 365 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 246 296 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 150 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 53 $100,000 or more .................... 360 334 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 204 532 150 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 855 138 144 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 039 1 086 $1,000.. 31 809 18 400 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 615 16 943 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 544 545 Other ............................... 493 541 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 500 583 200 days or more ................... 352 415 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 512 570 number.. 19 376 16 629 Beef cows ..................farms.. 467 507 number.. 10 479 7 956 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 29 number.. 713 1 327 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 486 520 number.. 8 354 9 814 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 78 number.. 33 620 30 818 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 81 number.. 67 670 63 494 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 16 number.. 552 260 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 38 number.. 946 383 704 644 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 161 147 number.. 50 070 352 33 827 340 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 155 208 acres.. 22 931 20 491 bushels.. 1 762 709 1 394 993 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 184 178 acres.. 30 576 21 081 bushels.. 1 404 438 810 116 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 1 acres.. 1 032 (D) bales.. 1 047 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 254 271 acres.. 58 333 49 540 bushels.. 1 637 963 1 229 389 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 317 375 acres.. 8 135 8 222 tons, dry.. 18 130 15 492 @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. .