1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARTERET COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 101 113 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 869 64 031 Average size of farm .......acres.. 593 567 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 980 308 1 075 231 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 646 1 903 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 189 84 443 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 91 104 acres.. 46 280 37 237 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 78 95 acres.. 44 643 35 174 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 17 acres.. 294 100 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 958 12 671 Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 703 112 136 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 209 11 581 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 749 1 090 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 9 $100,000 or more .................... 28 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 219 11 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 682 100 910 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 59 62 Other ............................... 42 51 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 50 45 200 days or more ................... 26 30 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 13 11 number.. 392 (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 10 number.. 130 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 9 number.. 332 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 12 number.. 2 043 2 408 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. 6 121 4 156 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 26 acres.. 19 822 14 822 bushels.. (D) 1 686 581 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 10 acres.. 6 577 2 513 bushels.. 225 318 156 859 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 26 19 acres.. 910 608 pounds.. 2 040 127 1 333 738 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 52 acres.. 19 948 18 046 bushels.. 666 848 552 819 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 4 acres.. 193 64 tons, dry.. 391 (D) @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.