1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 277 327 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 850 88 386 Average size of farm .......acres.. 303 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 701 330 032 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 302 1 272 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 805 63 077 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 255 294 acres.. 62 492 65 311 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 220 271 acres.. 55 114 53 028 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 19 acres.. 595 440 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 933 45 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 636 138 735 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 405 26 654 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 529 18 712 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 24 $100,000 or more .................... 100 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 748 34 954 Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 546 107 222 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 213 Other ............................... 108 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 131 200 days or more ................... 68 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 70 61 number.. 2 059 1 789 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 53 number.. 1 129 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. 21 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 65 54 number.. 1 568 781 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 54 number.. 108 144 59 046 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 54 number.. 664 792 138 069 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 12 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.. 107 179 acres.. 12 973 18 159 bushels.. 1 139 406 1 581 188 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 30 acres.. 5 945 2 729 bushels.. 280 143 139 667 Cotton .......................farms.. 33 28 acres.. 17 556 8 883 bales.. 25 007 13 715 Tobacco ......................farms.. 107 163 acres.. 5 350 4 767 pounds.. 11 999 433 10 081 002 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 107 180 acres.. 15 630 20 421 bushels.. 420 741 486 643 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 44 89 pounds.. 149 604 226 539 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 26 acres.. 932 686 tons, dry.. 2 339 2 033 @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.