1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 342 381 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 464 155 213 Average size of farm .......acres.. 469 407 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 597 037 329 075 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 260 846 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 568 75 158 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 90 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 297 335 acres.. 103 760 99 588 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 279 311 acres.. 94 286 78 928 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 11 acres.. 2 286 1 863 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 228 71 498 Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 673 187 659 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 584 37 232 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 644 34 266 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 37 $100,000 or more .................... 155 160 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 255 54 113 Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 689 142 028 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 244 Other ............................... 107 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 161 200 days or more ................... 85 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 52 50 number.. 2 914 2 797 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 48 number.. 1 736 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 12 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 51 49 number.. 1 237 1 269 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 47 number.. 135 931 77 063 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 52 number.. 361 215 126 265 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 36 37 number.. 8 657 500 8 675 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 89 147 acres.. 5 615 11 167 bushels.. 380 705 1 169 377 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 49 acres.. 2 690 3 489 bushels.. 134 984 155 334 Cotton .......................farms.. 221 194 acres.. 54 929 27 883 bales.. 66 788 34 157 Tobacco ......................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 318 231 pounds.. 653 320 476 420 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 119 181 acres.. 8 165 10 763 bushels.. 209 104 330 035 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 222 267 acres.. 22 514 25 615 pounds.. 52 968 237 74 340 724 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 13 acres.. 908 722 tons, dry.. 2 330 1 473 @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.