1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 110 147 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 194 8 882 Average size of farm .......acres.. 65 60 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 170 126 364 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 335 2 901 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 071 15 606 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 97 137 acres.. 2 754 3 338 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 80 127 acres.. 706 964 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 094 1 239 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 946 8 432 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 237 658 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 857 581 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 1 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 679 744 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 173 5 058 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 39 51 Other ............................... 71 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 68 88 200 days or more ................... 53 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 57 56 number.. 1 187 1 712 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 41 number.. 515 688 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 7 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 49 47 number.. 645 887 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 16 acres.. 5 36 bushels.. 307 2 630 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 38 88 acres.. 66 235 pounds.. 105 310 363 640 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 42 acres.. 570 607 tons, dry.. 1 132 1 323 @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.