1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 315 376 Land in farms ..................acres.. 171 589 180 400 Average size of farm .......acres.. 545 480 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 723 173 483 450 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 408 987 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 051 81 477 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 280 344 acres.. 115 570 119 444 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 251 317 acres.. 104 385 96 898 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 32 acres.. 5 169 4 096 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 148 778 73 156 Average per farm .........dollars.. 472 312 194 563 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 756 51 586 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 022 21 570 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 33 $100,000 or more .................... 157 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 549 57 297 Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 329 152 793 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 210 254 Other ............................... 105 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 116 140 200 days or more ................... 71 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 83 number.. 3 970 3 725 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 77 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 78 number.. 2 460 1 459 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 47 number.. 168 909 51 283 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 46 number.. 679 678 112 289 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 9 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 22 number.. 7 498 615 6 962 288 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 219 acres.. 19 206 26 155 bushels.. 1 538 690 2 632 073 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 101 acres.. 8 879 7 853 bushels.. 391 034 371 193 Cotton .......................farms.. 114 95 acres.. 38 939 21 786 bales.. 50 127 26 625 Tobacco ......................farms.. 149 225 acres.. 7 634 6 624 pounds.. 18 254 047 15 015 626 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 159 243 acres.. 21 796 25 471 bushels.. 570 104 633 045 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 113 178 acres.. 10 932 13 023 pounds.. 27 550 351 33 459 631 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 17 acres.. 1 054 758 tons, dry.. 1 822 1 831 @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.