1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 489 666 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 312 144 820 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 446 178 304 477 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 655 1 345 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 446 51 410 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 161 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 468 637 acres.. 107 059 102 568 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 453 615 acres.. 91 248 74 691 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 109 acres.. 950 3 463 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 697 69 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 430 104 441 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 765 45 212 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 932 24 346 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 105 $100,000 or more .................... 185 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 427 51 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 876 77 592 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 488 665 $1,000.. 23 874 17 671 Average per farm..........dollars.. 48 923 26 573 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 351 450 Other ............................... 138 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 173 278 200 days or more ................... 97 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 72 101 number.. 1 677 2 101 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 83 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 87 number.. 595 1 021 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 73 number.. 40 927 27 930 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 65 number.. 111 604 64 429 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 19 number.. (D) 593 293 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. 2 544 300 2 293 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 247 436 acres.. 22 797 27 279 bushels.. 2 387 528 1 058 661 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 229 250 acres.. 14 656 8 449 bushels.. 768 251 343 082 Cotton .......................farms.. 45 7 acres.. 7 133 671 bales.. 9 494 664 Tobacco ......................farms.. 341 477 acres.. 11 159 9 255 pounds.. 26 312 016 19 643 748 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 343 440 acres.. 37 718 26 319 bushels.. 1 087 303 582 061 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 150 pounds.. (D) 379 095 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 36 39 acres.. 863 431 tons, dry.. 1 159 712 @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. .