1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 162 173 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 920 56 693 Average size of farm .......acres.. 413 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 593 849 305 306 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 500 908 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 429 54 018 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 147 151 acres.. 41 644 43 813 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 127 132 acres.. 35 936 35 693 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 14 acres.. 104 324 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 083 31 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 407 919 184 567 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 200 14 658 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 883 17 272 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 9 $100,000 or more .................... 45 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 881 25 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 560 146 001 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 106 Other ............................... 72 67 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 75 200 days or more ................... 57 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 44 49 number.. 1 529 1 757 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 47 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 43 45 number.. 758 900 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 17 number.. 122 692 3 117 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 18 number.. 338 418 5 545 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 150 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 1 465 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 48 acres.. 1 908 5 278 bushels.. 151 494 483 376 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 35 acres.. 4 044 5 306 bushels.. 194 781 261 668 Cotton .......................farms.. 38 36 acres.. 18 645 9 826 bales.. 25 038 14 529 Tobacco ......................farms.. 43 64 acres.. 1 790 1 691 pounds.. 3 831 200 3 571 223 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 67 acres.. 8 750 14 326 bushels.. 194 510 333 266 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 51 38 acres.. 2 256 1 279 tons, dry.. 7 096 3 540 @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.