1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 902 1 076 Land in farms ..................acres.. 179 554 186 285 Average size of farm .......acres.. 199 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 314 936 229 592 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 601 1 387 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 751 39 051 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 122 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 283 50 to 179 acres ..................... 284 360 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 804 971 acres.. 134 342 141 654 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 732 895 acres.. 117 481 102 467 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 123 acres.. 1 288 2 364 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 193 952 134 006 Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 025 124 541 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 123 35 777 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 137 829 98 229 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 191 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 112 $100,000 or more .................... 341 276 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 156 989 106 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 045 98 722 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 902 1 076 $1,000.. 33 406 25 195 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 035 23 415 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 599 723 Other ............................... 303 353 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 463 200 days or more ................... 240 272 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 199 number.. 6 862 6 003 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 167 number.. 3 091 2 436 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 424 743 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 175 number.. 2 528 2 756 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 126 165 number.. 199 619 91 977 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 131 167 number.. 452 952 213 154 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 7 number.. 162 96 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 51 number.. (D) 423 372 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 87 98 number.. 18 346 511 22 058 922 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 399 666 acres.. 32 198 38 737 bushels.. 3 080 704 1 732 686 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 300 acres.. 17 402 14 531 bushels.. 793 920 527 154 Cotton .......................farms.. 136 0 acres.. 16 632 0 bales.. 21 202 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 451 611 acres.. 8 781 7 637 pounds.. 19 454 490 15 666 801 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 509 676 acres.. 48 015 43 407 bushels.. 1 287 989 980 147 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 1 acres.. 70 (D) pounds.. 164 145 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 102 acres.. 2 984 1 906 tons, dry.. 9 941 5 131 @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. .