1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ONSLOW COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 369 425 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 419 63 992 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 132 219 059 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 729 1 586 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 341 37 744 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 334 388 acres.. 41 969 43 991 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 342 acres.. 35 573 35 890 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 33 acres.. 123 654 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 549 58 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 201 138 096 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 980 17 423 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 79 569 41 268 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 31 $100,000 or more .................... 116 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 716 50 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 191 119 524 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 210 251 Other ............................... 159 174 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 177 206 200 days or more ................... 130 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 91 number.. 2 530 2 184 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 79 number.. 1 319 1 010 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 59 147 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 110 83 number.. 1 382 838 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 76 number.. 144 591 133 930 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 76 number.. 494 248 208 902 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 54 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 17 number.. 323 407 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 724 150 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 155 227 acres.. 12 634 16 767 bushels.. 988 986 1 488 831 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 36 acres.. 3 280 1 622 bushels.. 142 516 74 510 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 3 600 1 083 bales.. 5 557 1 549 Tobacco ......................farms.. 99 167 acres.. 3 450 3 148 pounds.. 7 837 542 6 601 358 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 138 177 acres.. 11 727 12 986 bushels.. 343 275 317 529 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 32 pounds.. (D) 49 704 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 52 acres.. 2 372 1 146 tons, dry.. 5 069 2 716 @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.