1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PAMLICO COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 67 82 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 232 44 000 Average size of farm .......acres.. 750 537 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 979 556 559 192 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 307 1 042 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 457 123 146 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 59 72 acres.. 43 368 38 516 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 55 70 acres.. 42 754 35 535 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 746 2 050 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 871 16 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 358 204 730 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 699 14 248 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 172 2 540 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 5 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 4 $100,000 or more .................... 33 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 613 13 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 027 164 132 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 45 59 Other ............................... 22 23 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 22 32 200 days or more ................... 14 22 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 12 12 number.. 284 215 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 8 number.. (D) 59 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 11 12 number.. 173 64 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 6 529 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 13 955 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 43 acres.. 13 014 13 697 bushels.. 1 330 592 1 533 982 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 34 acres.. 12 250 8 325 bushels.. 634 680 426 024 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 4 acres.. 5 708 1 110 bales.. 10 356 2 016 Tobacco ......................farms.. 7 13 acres.. 536 490 pounds.. 1 037 278 1 025 567 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 42 56 acres.. 21 501 18 749 bushels.. 768 500 597 866 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 3 acres.. 277 (D) tons, dry.. 694 149 @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.