1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NASH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 472 560 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 278 179 051 Average size of farm .......acres.. 371 320 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 794 217 459 445 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 076 1 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 650 79 084 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 412 491 acres.. 110 001 110 273 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 353 443 acres.. 90 913 84 773 Irrigated land .................farms.. 109 61 acres.. 13 915 7 402 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 167 761 124 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 426 222 274 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 85 222 70 338 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 539 54 135 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 47 $100,000 or more .................... 185 220 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 116 881 99 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 683 176 787 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 364 Other ............................... 181 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 232 200 days or more ................... 139 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 136 number.. 8 337 8 174 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 129 number.. 4 723 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 4 number.. 192 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 125 number.. 3 449 3 688 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 58 number.. 89 209 73 211 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 54 number.. 330 064 146 989 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 68 27 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 46 number.. 1 973 442 2 228 622 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 38 41 number.. 12 759 797 13 630 717 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 86 acres.. 3 339 5 228 bushels.. 222 640 473 038 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 130 acres.. 9 008 8 606 bushels.. 420 039 349 813 Cotton .......................farms.. 58 58 acres.. 23 009 13 130 bales.. 26 218 16 245 Tobacco ......................farms.. 209 271 acres.. 13 374 10 561 pounds.. 31 334 055 24 675 696 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 185 263 acres.. 26 885 32 582 bushels.. 628 438 812 517 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 25 38 acres.. 2 612 3 274 pounds.. 6 753 867 8 914 386 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 88 acres.. 4 500 2 946 tons, dry.. 10 395 5 988 @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.