1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YADKIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 968 1 045 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 773 106 305 Average size of farm .......acres.. 107 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 593 147 896 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 719 1 383 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 341 24 307 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 343 382 50 to 179 acres ..................... 413 460 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 893 997 acres.. 66 873 66 811 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 804 934 acres.. 40 997 40 385 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 94 acres.. 1 005 1 230 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 133 32 575 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 559 31 173 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 962 11 489 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 171 21 086 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 248 345 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 149 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 172 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 63 $100,000 or more .................... 119 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 201 25 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 266 24 161 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 968 1 045 $1,000.. 8 104 5 343 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 371 5 113 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 508 516 Other ............................... 460 529 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 492 590 200 days or more ................... 348 415 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 548 583 number.. 22 164 16 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 448 485 number.. 7 484 5 899 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 60 number.. 4 151 3 593 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 499 500 number.. 9 390 7 354 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 43 number.. 4 883 3 984 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 23 number.. 12 073 8 789 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 26 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 65 92 number.. 688 919 747 881 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 22 15 number.. 2 990 018 1 884 883 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 252 409 acres.. 9 477 9 163 bushels.. 892 385 564 754 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 158 197 acres.. 5 276 4 708 bushels.. 204 913 171 975 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 352 416 acres.. 4 632 3 139 pounds.. 9 757 279 5 883 010 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 209 333 acres.. 9 164 9 293 bushels.. 228 244 166 009 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 501 576 acres.. 10 598 9 633 tons, dry.. 21 048 16 182 @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. .