1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 833 1 003 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 855 128 571 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 443 323 319 815 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 299 2 391 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 590 34 620 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 275 325 50 to 179 acres ..................... 298 373 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 768 921 acres.. 66 373 68 738 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 678 804 acres.. 44 287 40 016 Irrigated land .................farms.. 162 314 acres.. 2 587 5 835 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 051 48 375 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 293 48 230 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 733 38 744 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 318 9 631 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 204 252 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 131 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 87 $100,000 or more .................... 157 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 933 33 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 081 33 564 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 834 1 003 $1,000.. 23 656 14 584 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 364 14 540 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 468 528 Other ............................... 365 475 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 397 589 200 days or more ................... 274 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 245 320 number.. 9 190 10 069 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 264 number.. 3 983 3 861 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 22 number.. 937 1 580 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 231 287 number.. 4 141 4 909 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 91 number.. 9 049 12 641 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 79 number.. 18 177 20 186 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 7 number.. 823 458 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 35 number.. (D) 72 484 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 149 acres.. 1 898 2 658 bushels.. 147 324 104 143 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 166 147 acres.. 6 985 3 817 bushels.. 276 937 124 941 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 909 (D) bales.. 1 044 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 356 481 acres.. 10 150 9 206 pounds.. 22 379 685 18 993 341 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 270 303 acres.. 16 403 14 667 bushels.. 329 831 265 710 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 83 pounds.. (D) 183 049 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 189 227 acres.. 5 180 4 807 tons, dry.. 9 174 8 454 @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. .