1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 159 160 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 238 19 676 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 555 036 528 417 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 228 3 873 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 292 31 482 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 143 151 acres.. 11 148 9 849 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 117 121 acres.. 5 166 4 802 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 16 acres.. 563 35 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 247 6 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 576 41 481 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 200 5 810 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 046 827 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 15 $100,000 or more .................... 28 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 203 5 140 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 599 31 727 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 85 Other ............................... 85 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 82 79 200 days or more ................... 53 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 73 67 number.. 2 845 2 412 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 61 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 65 54 number.. 1 378 1 111 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 6 number.. 35 691 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 867 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 228 172 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 10 acres.. 73 119 bushels.. 5 116 7 333 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 19 acres.. 524 581 bushels.. 25 714 22 878 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 38 55 acres.. 1 709 1 639 pounds.. 3 010 716 3 153 967 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 6 acres.. 433 237 bushels.. 9 916 5 021 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 59 acres.. 2 171 1 906 tons, dry.. 3 381 3 753 @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.