1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLEGHANY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 545 490 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 964 72 621 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 936 224 056 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 035 1 656 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 042 25 422 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 171 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 185 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 510 459 acres.. 41 506 39 685 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 458 412 acres.. 18 422 14 057 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 11 acres.. 293 28 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 340 16 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 496 33 958 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 097 2 162 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 244 14 477 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 28 $100,000 or more .................... 52 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 077 13 828 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 445 28 221 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 238 Other ............................... 316 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 253 200 days or more ................... 228 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 352 364 number.. 24 473 23 301 Beef cows ..................farms.. 271 253 number.. 9 366 7 015 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 74 number.. 4 046 5 128 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 344 354 number.. 10 789 9 808 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. 18 29 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 201 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 17 number.. 770 1 379 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 13 number.. (D) 169 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. 207 (D) bushels.. 17 220 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 130 178 acres.. 512 479 pounds.. 749 460 892 579 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 332 314 acres.. 10 954 10 057 tons, dry.. 19 945 19 208 @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.