1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 224 1 359 Land in farms ..................acres.. 238 300 248 518 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 117 248 916 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 321 1 309 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 178 40 852 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 151 10 to 49 acres ...................... 398 422 50 to 179 acres ..................... 393 441 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 234 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 068 1 161 acres.. 157 125 162 326 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 908 1 038 acres.. 135 469 131 620 Irrigated land .................farms.. 139 88 acres.. 6 277 3 023 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 746 449 433 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 609 844 318 741 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 627 58 668 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 675 822 374 501 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 97 $100,000 or more .................... 630 554 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 574 138 362 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 684 266 694 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 755 870 Other ............................... 469 489 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 544 566 200 days or more ................... 369 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 324 263 number.. 13 717 9 485 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 222 number.. 6 771 5 130 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. 104 229 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 304 239 number.. 5 712 4 835 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 400 338 number.. 2 034 349 1 149 704 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 400 360 number.. 7 141 419 2 351 744 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 167 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 52 number.. 327 118 1 018 216 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 98 122 number.. 23 431 741 27 367 237 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 492 703 acres.. 43 112 54 675 bushels.. 3 584 753 3 938 469 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 215 162 acres.. 21 893 13 678 bushels.. 961 089 594 663 Cotton .......................farms.. 42 42 acres.. 14 488 9 314 bales.. 20 637 10 933 Tobacco ......................farms.. 336 509 acres.. 10 183 9 055 pounds.. 23 385 738 18 862 995 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 497 634 acres.. 45 347 45 790 bushels.. 1 282 501 1 158 862 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 303 123 acres.. 14 140 3 033 tons, dry.. 37 063 8 876 @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.