1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 166 161 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 288 16 405 Average size of farm .......acres.. 110 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 316 218 928 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 377 2 553 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 799 24 137 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 147 acres.. 9 282 8 235 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 136 127 acres.. 3 831 3 730 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 10 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 678 4 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 181 28 821 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 675 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 003 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 6 $100,000 or more .................... 9 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 174 3 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 143 21 618 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 75 74 Other ............................... 91 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 80 200 days or more ................... 56 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 124 number.. 5 619 4 734 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 108 number.. 3 229 2 211 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 296 519 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 121 115 number.. 2 689 1 892 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 4 number.. 6 33 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 187 88 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 7 number.. 125 142 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 13 acres.. 211 341 bushels.. (D) 30 550 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 25 39 acres.. 78 94 pounds.. 130 619 177 741 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 112 104 acres.. 2 979 3 117 tons, dry.. 7 560 5 405 @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.