1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 325 336 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 478 86 459 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 150 182 282 Average per acre .........dollars.. 969 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 517 30 777 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 299 317 acres.. 36 481 37 570 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 251 283 acres.. 16 931 17 233 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 84 acres.. 1 246 1 668 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 849 16 824 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 843 50 070 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 706 8 329 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 143 8 495 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 24 $100,000 or more .................... 64 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 959 13 287 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 223 39 428 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 326 337 $1,000.. 10 461 3 755 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 088 11 142 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 213 Other ............................... 128 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 146 159 200 days or more ................... 96 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 149 155 number.. 8 411 7 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 134 number.. 4 064 3 931 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 628 459 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 152 number.. 3 546 3 498 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 61 number.. 56 215 10 364 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 48 number.. 104 445 23 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 1 987 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 37 number.. (D) 110 160 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 10 number.. 2 060 372 2 264 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 83 acres.. 629 1 568 bushels.. 40 811 79 264 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 59 acres.. 1 905 1 890 bushels.. 78 636 53 258 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 142 174 acres.. 2 873 2 410 pounds.. 6 386 296 4 909 195 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 79 95 acres.. 5 768 6 078 bushels.. 125 150 110 646 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 125 acres.. 4 894 4 533 tons, dry.. 8 557 6 179 @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. .