1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 564 601 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 873 125 428 Average size of farm .......acres.. 244 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 370 540 180 834 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 542 1 025 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 329 28 726 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 221 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 543 575 acres.. 54 110 50 233 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 499 537 acres.. 22 350 19 813 Irrigated land .................farms.. 156 146 acres.. 3 154 2 061 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 385 20 956 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 327 34 869 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 894 17 224 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 491 3 732 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 71 $100,000 or more .................... 74 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 544 13 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 653 21 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 289 320 Other ............................... 275 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 317 200 days or more ................... 189 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 279 285 number.. 12 428 9 875 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 249 number.. 5 349 4 155 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 23 number.. 349 694 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 263 number.. 8 328 4 992 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 48 number.. 2 365 3 266 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 28 number.. 4 507 4 883 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 9 number.. 74 126 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 21 number.. (D) 524 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 114 acres.. 1 231 1 848 bushels.. 69 451 130 169 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 101 151 acres.. 2 586 3 144 bushels.. 99 955 129 837 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 303 362 acres.. 6 095 5 024 pounds.. 12 621 318 9 723 239 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 50 acres.. 975 895 bushels.. 23 714 20 357 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 275 270 acres.. 11 487 8 182 tons, dry.. 19 879 15 227 @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.