1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAVIE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 557 548 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 579 68 718 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 372 048 182 889 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 814 1 651 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 027 22 987 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 254 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 492 510 acres.. 42 496 41 749 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 414 433 acres.. 24 586 22 569 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 28 acres.. 274 258 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 651 13 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 099 25 131 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 959 3 045 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 692 10 726 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 197 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 33 $100,000 or more .................... 44 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 365 11 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 199 21 159 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 242 236 Other ............................... 315 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 296 200 days or more ................... 242 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 388 410 number.. 15 982 18 565 Beef cows ..................farms.. 336 337 number.. 7 522 8 112 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 55 number.. 1 284 2 923 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 375 387 number.. 6 846 7 408 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 19 number.. (D) 6 782 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 15 number.. (D) 10 874 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 27 72 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 22 number.. 335 048 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 73 acres.. 3 991 3 141 bushels.. 389 885 260 884 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 49 acres.. 3 335 2 405 bushels.. 148 742 91 335 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 34 39 acres.. 671 372 pounds.. 1 325 142 708 889 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 37 acres.. 5 776 2 254 bushels.. 159 844 50 002 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 347 acres.. 12 234 10 967 tons, dry.. 22 755 18 507 @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.