1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 920 970 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 882 113 654 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 275 361 152 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 063 2 981 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 219 32 422 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 336 349 50 to 179 acres ..................... 359 401 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 856 899 acres.. 59 752 64 033 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 735 810 acres.. 35 157 35 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 167 164 acres.. 3 403 2 986 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 872 39 100 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 121 40 310 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 313 27 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 558 11 980 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 318 307 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 161 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 50 $100,000 or more .................... 115 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 988 28 210 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 632 29 082 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 481 Other ............................... 482 489 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 505 200 days or more ................... 313 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 468 508 number.. 16 344 17 022 Beef cows ..................farms.. 392 442 number.. 6 626 6 352 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 28 number.. 2 101 2 601 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 445 462 number.. 7 529 9 264 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 36 number.. 10 148 7 172 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 27 number.. 39 227 16 234 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 6 number.. 257 188 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 129 201 acres.. 4 352 6 049 bushels.. 273 400 443 485 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 143 215 acres.. 5 953 7 386 bushels.. 273 066 307 267 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 235 283 acres.. 5 450 5 143 pounds.. 11 799 119 10 732 080 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 96 131 acres.. 4 078 4 694 bushels.. 106 191 100 820 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 487 504 acres.. 13 915 10 780 tons, dry.. 23 702 19 251 @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.