1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALDWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 331 329 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 050 31 184 Average size of farm .......acres.. 112 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 122 188 897 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 216 2 539 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 614 24 996 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 301 302 acres.. 17 774 14 312 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 251 260 acres.. 10 537 6 700 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 42 acres.. 352 650 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 712 12 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 638 38 363 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 773 5 904 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 939 6 717 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 24 $100,000 or more .................... 38 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 639 9 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 301 29 712 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 134 Other ............................... 216 195 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 196 189 200 days or more ................... 153 136 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 197 196 number.. 6 918 6 577 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 173 number.. 3 100 2 908 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 11 number.. 1 182 957 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 182 number.. 2 560 2 600 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 13 number.. 4 552 2 981 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 9 number.. 5 836 5 902 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 55 43 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 20 number.. 73 000 58 430 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 15 number.. 1 971 460 1 771 616 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 49 acres.. 1 251 590 bushels.. 105 954 38 681 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 9 acres.. 350 297 bushels.. 17 040 10 955 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 15 25 acres.. 412 283 pounds.. 847 863 640 440 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 16 acres.. 812 459 bushels.. 19 853 10 748 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 177 acres.. 5 358 3 660 tons, dry.. 11 723 7 989 @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.