1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 626 754 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 004 127 663 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 426 026 294 531 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 512 1 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 960 43 090 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 252 50 to 179 acres ..................... 199 266 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 569 704 acres.. 72 658 80 239 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 484 627 acres.. 52 193 54 174 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 106 acres.. 3 008 2 728 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 083 61 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 292 82 092 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 282 42 588 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 801 19 309 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 56 $100,000 or more .................... 170 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 436 46 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 898 62 135 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 432 Other ............................... 290 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 361 200 days or more ................... 222 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 232 279 number.. 10 018 8 270 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 232 number.. (D) 3 799 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 7 number.. (D) 719 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 236 number.. 5 624 3 369 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 77 number.. 77 884 54 628 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 73 number.. 253 145 85 811 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 32 50 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. 220 98 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 40 21 number.. 13 973 775 6 356 400 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 116 209 acres.. 4 690 8 757 bushels.. 367 364 753 353 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 110 acres.. 4 269 5 578 bushels.. 167 810 278 258 Cotton .......................farms.. 54 49 acres.. 10 978 4 492 bales.. 14 126 5 076 Tobacco ......................farms.. 242 373 acres.. 9 959 9 759 pounds.. 20 671 906 20 723 259 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 232 306 acres.. 17 883 20 440 bushels.. 389 070 394 799 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 173 acres.. 4 189 3 529 tons, dry.. 8 578 7 040 @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.