1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 339 346 Land in farms ..................acres.. 185 382 204 443 Average size of farm .......acres.. 547 591 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 679 344 517 846 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 314 894 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 447 100 817 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 290 309 acres.. 127 593 134 782 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 286 acres.. 104 435 105 404 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 25 acres.. 2 585 2 838 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 223 85 901 Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 794 248 268 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 218 50 694 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 005 35 207 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 33 $100,000 or more .................... 146 156 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 450 71 041 Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 567 204 730 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 225 254 Other ............................... 114 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 123 114 200 days or more ................... 79 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 104 93 number.. 10 018 11 214 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 86 number.. 4 737 4 848 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 448 558 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 88 number.. 5 913 4 600 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 55 number.. 88 875 97 328 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 55 number.. 308 693 166 258 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 5 number.. 102 386 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 24 number.. 4 283 528 4 329 968 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 98 148 acres.. 8 105 15 668 bushels.. 526 356 1 464 545 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 72 acres.. 3 445 4 476 bushels.. 158 068 197 339 Cotton .......................farms.. 141 166 acres.. 56 876 40 032 bales.. 66 263 45 333 Tobacco ......................farms.. 78 113 acres.. 3 849 3 440 pounds.. 8 473 239 7 465 995 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 105 167 acres.. 8 613 12 359 bushels.. 211 234 314 220 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 153 193 acres.. 19 587 25 565 pounds.. 44 768 026 65 313 073 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 31 acres.. 3 470 3 633 tons, dry.. 4 054 4 721 @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.