1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILKES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 139 1 204 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 106 112 013 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 93 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 530 144 402 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 801 1 603 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 816 26 728 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 102 143 10 to 49 acres ...................... 427 441 50 to 179 acres ..................... 459 473 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 961 1 003 acres.. 51 523 47 013 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 785 844 acres.. 23 214 23 486 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 15 acres.. 87 90 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 156 851 132 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 709 109 915 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 855 3 633 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 150 996 128 705 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 314 383 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 167 156 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 90 $100,000 or more .................... 323 330 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 126 342 105 787 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 826 87 790 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 140 1 205 $1,000.. 26 223 24 976 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 003 20 727 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 576 589 Other ............................... 563 615 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 571 644 200 days or more ................... 434 477 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 795 793 number.. 31 738 23 594 Beef cows ..................farms.. 686 637 number.. 15 442 10 553 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 57 number.. 1 646 1 568 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 761 737 number.. 13 857 12 862 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 48 number.. 523 2 592 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 31 number.. 2 102 6 049 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 140 164 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 96 117 number.. 1 317 717 1 673 553 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 298 320 number.. 81 219 669 70 261 753 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 129 190 acres.. 2 360 4 431 bushels.. 216 081 238 762 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 21 acres.. 300 303 bushels.. 9 560 9 301 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 47 69 acres.. 758 731 pounds.. 1 551 545 1 335 367 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 30 acres.. 380 810 bushels.. 9 953 11 575 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 675 706 acres.. 14 702 12 915 tons, dry.. 35 096 28 126 @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. .