1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAYWOOD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 776 812 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 212 69 961 Average size of farm .......acres.. 84 86 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 499 203 054 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 057 2 434 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 853 20 152 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 132 155 10 to 49 acres ...................... 307 305 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 258 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 691 740 acres.. 27 751 27 390 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 602 665 acres.. 10 680 9 680 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 66 acres.. 261 276 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 646 14 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 874 17 709 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 459 4 648 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 187 9 732 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 268 254 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 166 169 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 137 175 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 21 $100,000 or more .................... 30 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 579 11 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 650 13 878 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 316 Other ............................... 475 496 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 439 471 200 days or more ................... 317 353 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 525 535 number.. 19 922 19 975 Beef cows ..................farms.. 467 459 number.. 8 757 8 554 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 43 number.. 2 218 2 214 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 495 513 number.. 7 976 10 088 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 18 number.. 14 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 18 number.. 549 298 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 41 number.. 334 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 42 acres.. 285 185 bushels.. 20 466 15 012 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 267 378 acres.. 812 878 pounds.. 1 326 976 1 564 820 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.. 396 411 acres.. 6 781 6 268 tons, dry.. 14 483 14 724 @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.