1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENDERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 488 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 511 52 281 Average size of farm .......acres.. 91 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 394 121 316 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 808 3 367 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 872 34 912 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 219 219 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 456 489 acres.. 27 527 33 069 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 407 450 acres.. 21 780 24 194 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 71 acres.. 1 704 1 601 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 743 42 413 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 785 83 000 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 141 32 445 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 602 9 968 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 41 $100,000 or more .................... 58 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 976 34 297 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 714 67 118 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 282 Other ............................... 230 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 264 258 200 days or more ................... 189 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 164 169 number.. 8 508 10 808 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 134 number.. 2 233 2 338 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 32 number.. 2 781 4 287 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 158 number.. 2 770 4 552 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 18 number.. 32 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 13 number.. (D) 349 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 59 110 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 17 number.. 292 372 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 36 acres.. 2 130 4 380 bushels.. 274 700 414 543 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 11 16 acres.. 63 46 pounds.. 121 920 75 993 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 143 acres.. 5 718 4 491 tons, dry.. 11 790 9 028 @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.