1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 213 225 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 770 39 667 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 453 751 263 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 449 1 488 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 853 27 825 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 202 216 acres.. 23 749 24 746 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 188 acres.. 19 012 17 100 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 15 acres.. 1 013 272 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 306 11 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 283 51 669 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 697 7 526 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 609 4 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 13 $100,000 or more .................... 40 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 532 8 954 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 802 39 797 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 113 133 Other ............................... 100 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 119 200 days or more ................... 81 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 54 35 number.. 1 868 840 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 32 number.. 1 027 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 0 number.. 12 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 40 28 number.. 974 228 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 71 number.. 77 191 23 794 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 68 number.. 256 661 38 233 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 17 number.. (D) 646 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 80 89 acres.. 5 462 5 460 bushels.. 464 907 426 627 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 28 acres.. 2 423 1 104 bushels.. 105 879 52 693 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 41 73 acres.. 1 920 1 459 pounds.. 4 401 922 2 609 641 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 85 acres.. 8 347 8 141 bushels.. 200 545 175 114 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 3 pounds.. (D) 7 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 32 acres.. 1 287 602 tons, dry.. 3 164 1 088 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.