1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 637 724 Land in farms ..................acres.. 161 818 156 027 Average size of farm .......acres.. 254 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 341 261 834 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 650 1 260 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 480 28 925 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 591 686 acres.. 59 452 60 925 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 512 640 acres.. 29 218 25 443 Irrigated land .................farms.. 160 132 acres.. 4 935 2 992 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 011 30 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 102 42 762 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 799 24 406 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 212 6 553 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 67 $100,000 or more .................... 110 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 428 19 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 692 26 889 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 330 380 Other ............................... 307 344 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 352 200 days or more ................... 219 234 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 304 319 number.. 12 709 14 401 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 276 number.. 6 578 6 630 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 14 number.. 1 016 1 100 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 284 299 number.. 5 803 5 701 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 38 number.. 2 465 4 979 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 22 number.. 4 190 8 515 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 7 number.. 112 31 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 27 number.. 425 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 102 acres.. 1 365 1 476 bushels.. 100 729 116 646 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 146 acres.. 4 277 3 847 bushels.. 166 668 144 252 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 96 0 bales.. 125 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 328 441 acres.. 9 681 7 813 pounds.. 18 858 688 15 029 211 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 40 85 acres.. 2 215 1 854 bushels.. 51 714 39 459 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 256 298 acres.. 11 216 10 082 tons, dry.. 18 540 19 398 @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.