1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 216 1 406 Land in farms ..................acres.. 211 011 230 402 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 861 276 838 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 490 1 702 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 307 42 604 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 401 465 50 to 179 acres ..................... 439 519 180 to 499 acres .................... 192 235 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 128 1 347 acres.. 137 562 156 034 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 001 1 225 acres.. 110 980 119 029 Irrigated land .................farms.. 148 168 acres.. 2 998 3 588 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 179 430 113 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 557 80 835 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 96 719 84 868 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 711 28 786 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 297 256 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 123 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 189 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 253 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 131 $100,000 or more .................... 274 265 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 121 775 83 123 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 144 59 162 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 668 785 Other ............................... 548 621 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 558 677 200 days or more ................... 393 471 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 446 468 number.. 14 097 13 717 Beef cows ..................farms.. 398 411 number.. 7 826 7 359 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. 41 195 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 413 415 number.. 6 287 5 660 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 114 219 number.. 206 291 98 470 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 107 227 number.. 656 612 200 950 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 101 201 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 29 number.. (D) 46 964 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 8 number.. 4 821 774 1 921 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 286 470 acres.. 12 548 17 462 bushels.. 915 867 1 581 783 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 214 342 acres.. 13 483 16 234 bushels.. 647 338 720 807 Cotton .......................farms.. 71 83 acres.. 12 500 11 451 bales.. 16 755 11 931 Tobacco ......................farms.. 508 718 acres.. 16 932 14 818 pounds.. 37 719 122 32 979 238 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 527 717 acres.. 44 717 47 345 bushels.. 1 101 209 1 172 414 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 7 13 acres.. 99 227 pounds.. 180 260 605 784 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 336 307 acres.. 8 585 4 690 tons, dry.. 19 812 10 015 @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.