1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YANCEY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 604 671 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 057 38 394 Average size of farm .......acres.. 66 57 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 064 109 579 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 316 2 252 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 017 13 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 137 160 10 to 49 acres ...................... 249 303 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 578 653 acres.. 14 215 14 088 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 525 620 acres.. 4 215 4 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 25 acres.. 53 49 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 347 5 449 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 853 8 121 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 280 3 947 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 067 1 503 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 251 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 213 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 114 166 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 8 $100,000 or more .................... 5 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 144 3 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 188 5 473 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 241 Other ............................... 414 430 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 385 419 200 days or more ................... 278 295 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 269 279 number.. 4 976 5 452 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 243 number.. 2 584 2 868 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 30 number.. 116 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 229 number.. 2 213 2 587 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 11 number.. 209 19 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 30 87 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. (D) 274 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 13 acres.. 25 30 bushels.. 2 354 2 790 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 363 528 acres.. 1 169 1 303 pounds.. 1 750 331 2 140 678 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.. 170 195 acres.. 2 298 2 362 tons, dry.. 3 480 3 568 @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.