1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 621 647 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 091 47 837 Average size of farm .......acres.. 82 74 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 909 291 047 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 561 3 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 734 26 742 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 289 291 50 to 179 acres ..................... 209 242 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 583 615 acres.. 29 955 27 273 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 497 540 acres.. 17 899 13 558 Irrigated land .................farms.. 77 61 acres.. 743 563 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 262 13 400 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 187 20 710 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 620 10 785 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 642 2 615 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 263 267 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 30 $100,000 or more .................... 39 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 930 9 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 016 14 619 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 284 317 Other ............................... 337 330 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 343 337 200 days or more ................... 213 231 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 286 number.. 7 247 6 629 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 248 number.. 3 631 3 017 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 17 number.. 428 408 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 259 number.. 3 319 3 101 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 11 number.. 81 108 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 8 number.. 64 253 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 8 number.. 120 98 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 29 number.. (D) 7 008 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 108 acres.. 2 196 1 301 bushels.. 162 867 90 626 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 52 acres.. 1 848 1 189 bushels.. 95 746 47 653 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 123 186 acres.. 2 764 2 615 pounds.. 5 347 288 5 070 315 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 62 46 acres.. 2 823 1 226 bushels.. 83 794 24 641 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 327 333 acres.. 7 206 6 668 tons, dry.. 12 176 12 065 @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.