1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HERTFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 169 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 439 75 496 Average size of farm .......acres.. 452 387 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 594 186 419 271 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 283 1 084 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 830 72 938 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 152 171 acres.. 53 366 44 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 145 169 acres.. 50 694 38 582 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 20 acres.. 3 736 2 084 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 556 38 608 Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 317 197 992 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 859 20 852 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 696 17 757 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 28 $100,000 or more .................... 75 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 244 29 734 Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 117 152 482 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 135 Other ............................... 46 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 56 73 200 days or more ................... 41 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 14 18 number.. 436 415 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 268 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 15 number.. 215 192 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 11 number.. 72 281 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 10 number.. 159 996 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 32 number.. 10 192 800 8 668 246 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 133 acres.. 10 730 12 932 bushels.. 715 536 1 437 921 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 8 acres.. 1 383 183 bushels.. 72 925 7 250 Cotton .......................farms.. 82 52 acres.. 19 035 5 701 bales.. 24 035 7 010 Tobacco ......................farms.. 60 88 acres.. 2 291 1 546 pounds.. 4 185 310 3 390 876 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 87 101 acres.. 6 368 5 541 bushels.. 177 666 145 568 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 117 149 acres.. 11 245 12 366 pounds.. 27 474 324 32 157 462 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 2 acres.. 17 (D) tons, dry.. 25 (D) @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.