1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 354 348 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 373 31 671 Average size of farm .......acres.. 83 91 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 996 200 118 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 337 1 876 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 719 27 066 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 328 327 acres.. 14 222 15 179 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 285 294 acres.. 8 148 7 486 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 30 acres.. 650 483 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 242 20 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 779 57 677 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 629 5 232 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 613 14 839 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 132 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 5 $100,000 or more .................... 42 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 678 16 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 614 48 434 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 144 Other ............................... 228 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 204 200 days or more ................... 144 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 187 number.. 5 928 5 021 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 165 number.. 3 199 2 275 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 7 number.. 332 329 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 166 number.. 4 723 2 130 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 13 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 8 122 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 14 number.. 76 547 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 20 number.. 4 850 598 6 204 885 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 52 acres.. 1 223 1 463 bushels.. 93 444 115 467 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 65 156 bushels.. 3 200 8 400 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 11 55 pounds.. 14 047 64 682 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 14 acres.. 120 456 bushels.. 1 990 15 186 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 202 acres.. 4 428 3 977 tons, dry.. 7 915 6 641 @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.