1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 929 864 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 971 92 192 Average size of farm .......acres.. 107 107 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 391 877 227 511 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 690 2 104 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 466 25 851 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 323 315 50 to 179 acres ..................... 420 381 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 878 821 acres.. 55 974 53 826 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 789 744 acres.. 33 253 30 811 Irrigated land .................farms.. 91 79 acres.. 1 280 666 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 645 20 448 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 452 23 667 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 613 8 758 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 032 11 690 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 371 319 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 52 $100,000 or more .................... 60 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 290 14 079 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 611 16 314 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 376 381 Other ............................... 553 483 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 531 477 200 days or more ................... 376 343 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 540 539 number.. 17 543 17 380 Beef cows ..................farms.. 474 490 number.. 7 528 7 267 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 34 number.. 2 219 2 628 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 497 464 number.. 7 636 7 083 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 77 number.. 2 020 3 840 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 58 number.. 3 329 9 842 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 16 number.. 90 158 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 7 number.. 2 276 850 1 734 030 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 192 252 acres.. 4 668 5 085 bushels.. 388 470 366 148 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 101 111 acres.. 2 335 2 283 bushels.. 106 341 90 754 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 148 160 acres.. 2 021 1 711 pounds.. 4 092 219 3 451 125 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 101 124 acres.. 6 135 4 650 bushels.. 166 854 108 833 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 616 555 acres.. 16 307 13 980 tons, dry.. 29 577 26 617 @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.