1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEAUFORT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 385 447 Land in farms ..................acres.. 155 460 144 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 404 323 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 577 181 365 269 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 430 1 124 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 985 65 605 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 364 430 acres.. 136 349 128 705 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 336 410 acres.. 130 083 120 549 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 17 acres.. 1 508 352 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 695 53 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 196 120 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 711 40 925 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 984 12 928 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 66 $100,000 or more .................... 147 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 172 43 204 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 114 96 870 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 257 288 Other ............................... 128 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 182 200 days or more ................... 100 131 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 35 43 number.. 920 925 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 33 number.. 495 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 31 32 number.. 382 312 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 63 number.. 101 729 72 180 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 63 number.. 358 703 126 935 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 35 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 7 number.. (D) 282 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 232 273 acres.. 48 353 46 401 bushels.. 4 890 866 5 006 916 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 182 188 acres.. 45 878 33 719 bushels.. 2 273 821 1 801 380 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 2 acres.. 4 602 (D) bales.. 6 459 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 110 175 acres.. 4 681 3 949 pounds.. 10 875 405 8 949 883 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 257 325 acres.. 68 166 61 515 bushels.. 2 126 051 1 681 553 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 11 20 acres.. 436 548 pounds.. 1 189 593 1 109 941 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 15 acres.. 467 208 tons, dry.. 772 631 @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.