1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHOWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 151 179 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 341 53 902 Average size of farm .......acres.. 340 301 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 519 454 354 437 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 611 1 207 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 746 80 208 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 134 163 acres.. 38 412 41 420 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 129 155 acres.. 36 269 35 932 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 24 acres.. 3 033 1 714 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 002 24 319 Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 181 135 861 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 069 17 311 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 933 7 008 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 16 $100,000 or more .................... 65 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 034 19 565 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 542 109 300 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 122 Other ............................... 43 57 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 57 81 200 days or more ................... 40 44 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 31 28 number.. 1 301 924 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 23 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 23 number.. 521 313 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 44 number.. 15 347 19 027 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 45 number.. 39 103 46 710 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 209 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 30 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. 1 700 664 2 204 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 98 acres.. 5 976 8 519 bushels.. 522 722 1 037 749 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 16 acres.. 2 136 879 bushels.. 113 703 43 751 Cotton .......................farms.. 77 87 acres.. 16 304 11 099 bales.. 21 771 15 741 Tobacco ......................farms.. 12 18 acres.. 280 270 pounds.. 673 469 634 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 105 acres.. 6 319 7 044 bushels.. 210 433 252 395 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 89 114 acres.. 5 274 6 143 pounds.. 18 143 529 18 044 943 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 11 acres.. 158 161 tons, dry.. 383 247 @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.