1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 907 1 178 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 041 93 320 Average size of farm .......acres.. 88 79 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 966 151 058 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 385 2 091 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 454 13 861 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 99 180 10 to 49 acres ...................... 349 422 50 to 179 acres ..................... 347 449 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 848 1 132 acres.. 27 023 32 830 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 757 1 045 acres.. 7 645 7 835 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 47 acres.. 206 189 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 120 10 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 158 8 741 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 857 7 944 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 263 2 353 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 285 295 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 172 320 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 200 279 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 219 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 13 $100,000 or more .................... 6 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 638 5 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 327 4 539 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 413 520 Other ............................... 494 658 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 509 649 200 days or more ................... 320 470 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 570 number.. 10 372 11 666 Beef cows ..................farms.. 449 506 number.. 6 001 6 179 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 43 number.. 256 319 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 448 493 number.. 4 511 4 889 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 16 number.. 24 57 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 18 number.. 749 490 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 49 number.. 642 748 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 44 acres.. 90 105 bushels.. 6 935 5 955 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 577 940 acres.. 2 179 2 731 pounds.. 3 172 497 4 561 074 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.. 333 372 acres.. 4 800 4 737 tons, dry.. 10 441 8 350 @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.