1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 217 187 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 882 13 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 87 71 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 540 168 127 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 856 3 167 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 502 16 702 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 7 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 206 176 acres.. 6 321 5 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 180 162 acres.. 3 735 2 420 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 27 acres.. 115 129 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 236 3 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 735 19 153 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 569 2 655 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 666 927 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 5 $100,000 or more .................... 11 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 358 2 130 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 548 11 453 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 88 73 Other ............................... 129 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 123 105 200 days or more ................... 78 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 103 number.. 1 630 1 898 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 98 number.. (D) 982 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) 164 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 73 95 number.. 603 822 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. 17 63 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 48 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 58 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 9 number.. (D) 314 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 22 acres.. 19 37 bushels.. 1 265 2 796 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 7 17 acres.. 23 66 pounds.. 42 664 157 432 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.. 71 89 acres.. 946 1 338 tons, dry.. 1 516 2 185 @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.