1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARTIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 389 487 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 202 131 767 Average size of farm .......acres.. 296 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 861 320 063 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 286 1 188 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 729 60 209 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 363 458 acres.. 81 133 91 627 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 346 447 acres.. 74 588 79 943 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 13 acres.. 656 423 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 958 57 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 846 117 272 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 903 46 921 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 055 10 191 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 68 $100,000 or more .................... 153 161 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 414 42 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 892 87 161 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 276 340 Other ............................... 113 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 193 200 days or more ................... 91 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 74 number.. 1 894 3 768 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 69 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 51 67 number.. 732 1 479 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 79 number.. 10 583 25 334 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 85 number.. 22 857 43 767 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 600 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 14 number.. 3 219 500 3 856 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 359 acres.. 8 817 25 700 bushels.. 719 336 2 493 326 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 88 acres.. 3 531 4 473 bushels.. 148 835 211 361 Cotton .......................farms.. 220 113 acres.. 37 139 13 187 bales.. 51 176 18 435 Tobacco ......................farms.. 221 301 acres.. 5 402 5 655 pounds.. 13 126 983 13 548 755 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 169 331 acres.. 9 162 16 011 bushels.. 251 014 432 876 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 278 377 acres.. 12 757 16 954 pounds.. 41 361 172 45 498 975 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 7 14 acres.. 144 405 tons, dry.. 274 378 @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.