1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 100 136 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 327 93 728 Average size of farm .......acres.. 953 689 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 149 503 617 700 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 171 891 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 497 112 566 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 96 135 acres.. 82 504 84 084 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 91 128 acres.. 76 045 77 146 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 996 24 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 965 183 190 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 050 21 800 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 947 3 113 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 18 $100,000 or more .................... 54 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 850 20 275 Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 500 150 187 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 102 Other ............................... 26 34 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 35 53 200 days or more ................... 19 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 12 11 number.. 427 526 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 9 8 number.. 142 187 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 16 number.. 9 890 16 497 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 16 number.. 25 059 34 424 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 1 number.. 14 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 95 acres.. 31 990 35 198 bushels.. 4 106 060 4 445 412 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 69 acres.. 18 989 18 082 bushels.. 992 296 992 495 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 3 acres.. 4 212 519 bales.. 8 551 804 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 108 acres.. 36 381 38 456 bushels.. 1 390 283 1 306 162 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 7 6 acres.. 288 138 tons, dry.. 520 211 @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.