1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 289 352 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 716 71 442 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 120 182 449 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 050 943 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 968 42 800 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 341 acres.. 26 742 30 856 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 257 325 acres.. 16 162 16 181 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 164 acres.. 1 252 3 096 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 222 14 572 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 052 41 396 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 816 12 631 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 406 1 941 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 32 $100,000 or more .................... 59 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 110 11 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 903 31 417 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 289 352 $1,000.. 5 350 5 167 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 512 14 679 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 210 Other ............................... 112 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 185 200 days or more ................... 82 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 117 number.. 3 231 2 771 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 102 number.. 1 506 1 423 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 147 178 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 82 106 number.. 1 279 1 345 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 27 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 18 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 42 579 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 42 acres.. 192 336 bushels.. 10 021 11 758 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 102 acres.. 3 112 2 191 bushels.. 137 435 77 428 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 176 235 acres.. 4 040 3 757 pounds.. 8 811 348 7 342 398 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 113 140 acres.. 6 394 7 209 bushels.. 149 701 131 045 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 86 acres.. 2 180 2 288 tons, dry.. 3 380 3 465 @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. .