1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 256 236 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 792 36 975 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 634 199 213 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 510 1 442 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 548 31 696 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 213 193 acres.. 14 912 13 836 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 155 150 acres.. 6 317 7 031 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 25 acres.. 770 566 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 160 37 809 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 312 160 208 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 599 2 516 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 561 35 293 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 7 $100,000 or more .................... 64 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 938 30 067 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 697 127 404 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 110 Other ............................... 141 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 121 200 days or more ................... 100 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 124 number.. 6 033 5 369 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 102 number.. 3 313 2 400 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. 7 560 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 109 number.. 2 695 1 716 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 16 number.. 22 965 14 690 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 14 number.. 127 491 40 541 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 47 51 number.. 15 413 134 15 824 550 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 27 acres.. 825 819 bushels.. 60 467 54 699 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 16 acres.. 405 393 bushels.. 9 020 12 559 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 11 14 acres.. 392 393 pounds.. 860 423 839 610 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 23 acres.. 483 970 bushels.. 12 825 18 408 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 91 acres.. 3 297 2 806 tons, dry.. 6 258 4 655 @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.