1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CURRITUCK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 86 90 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 571 41 750 Average size of farm .......acres.. 460 464 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 835 550 746 766 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 816 1 599 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 312 58 448 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 83 83 acres.. 34 165 37 025 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 75 79 acres.. 32 714 35 826 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 9 acres.. 452 573 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 964 14 453 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 005 160 589 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 934 13 558 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 030 895 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 8 $100,000 or more .................... 31 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 026 11 928 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 837 132 535 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 54 69 Other ............................... 32 21 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 27 33 200 days or more ................... 19 22 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 11 9 number.. 290 182 Beef cows ..................farms.. 9 9 number.. 188 121 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 7 number.. 113 18 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. 4 270 3 164 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. 11 205 12 070 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 5 number.. 95 112 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 40 acres.. 11 309 12 314 bushels.. 1 374 685 1 556 459 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 35 acres.. 9 880 7 773 bushels.. 579 939 429 987 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 1 780 (D) bales.. 2 409 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 46 57 acres.. 18 489 20 717 bushels.. 630 750 666 301 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 4 acres.. 197 50 tons, dry.. 402 127 @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.