1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YANCEY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 671 724 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 394 41 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 57 57 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 579 82 280 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 252 1 442 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 274 11 407 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 160 155 10 to 49 acres ...................... 303 314 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 653 707 acres.. 14 088 14 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 620 677 acres.. 4 154 3 973 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 42 acres.. 49 81 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 449 4 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 121 6 134 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 947 2 769 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 503 1 672 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 317 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 213 181 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 166 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 0 $100,000 or more .................... 4 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 672 2 555 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 473 3 529 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 671 724 $1,000.. 1 719 1 565 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 563 2 162 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 241 259 Other ............................... 430 465 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 419 438 200 days or more ................... 295 320 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 279 306 number.. 5 452 4 731 Beef cows ..................farms.. 243 240 number.. 2 868 2 342 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 51 number.. 312 445 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 229 241 number.. 2 587 2 558 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 20 number.. 19 35 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 87 176 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 70 number.. 274 955 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 81 acres.. 30 154 bushels.. 2 790 7 710 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 528 554 acres.. 1 303 900 pounds.. 2 140 678 1 529 654 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 195 237 acres.. 2 362 2 483 tons, dry.. 3 568 3 020 @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. .