1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 228 269 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 944 115 474 Average size of farm .......acres.. 452 429 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 486 248 375 067 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 106 939 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 694 67 084 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 198 240 acres.. 86 949 97 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 180 227 acres.. 82 419 84 411 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 2 004 1 748 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 522 54 705 Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 746 203 364 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 860 20 299 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 662 34 406 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 21 $100,000 or more .................... 86 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 421 42 714 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 599 159 381 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 228 268 $1,000.. 7 579 11 401 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 241 42 542 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 162 Other ............................... 93 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 98 126 200 days or more ................... 71 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 50 63 number.. 1 592 2 024 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 55 number.. 764 1 108 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 47 57 number.. 948 1 278 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 49 number.. 72 622 107 397 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 53 number.. 202 957 238 589 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 10 number.. 74 197 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 20 number.. 5 781 077 5 794 828 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 124 192 acres.. 31 129 31 361 bushels.. 3 429 710 2 946 641 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 85 acres.. 20 873 17 399 bushels.. 1 132 507 874 926 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 7 acres.. 3 312 458 bales.. 3 750 611 Tobacco ......................farms.. 14 33 acres.. 290 402 pounds.. 735 982 937 093 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 155 180 acres.. 38 945 37 967 bushels.. 1 220 482 1 102 137 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 64 80 acres.. 2 725 2 757 pounds.. 5 472 612 8 100 272 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 15 acres.. 69 243 tons, dry.. 129 400 @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. .