1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 283 331 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 861 65 136 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 172 262 850 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 043 1 293 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 897 34 140 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 90 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 255 304 acres.. 41 510 39 855 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 214 262 acres.. 34 195 31 390 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 23 acres.. 1 275 377 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 576 37 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 196 112 378 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 665 16 550 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 86 912 20 647 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 25 $100,000 or more .................... 96 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 645 30 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 018 92 029 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 186 Other ............................... 118 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 137 141 200 days or more ................... 86 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 69 55 number.. 1 834 1 120 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 44 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 63 41 number.. 1 011 498 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 60 number.. 269 766 63 052 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 63 number.. 1 480 486 221 143 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 116 120 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 18 number.. 180 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 1 775 038 1 259 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 109 144 acres.. 12 133 11 498 bushels.. 1 086 700 854 919 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 25 acres.. 4 851 1 784 bushels.. 232 505 89 303 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 57 88 acres.. 1 792 1 695 pounds.. 4 244 246 3 581 365 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 91 127 acres.. 15 047 13 800 bushels.. 452 122 372 488 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 13 acres.. 112 810 pounds.. 194 440 1 597 200 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 33 acres.. 1 727 930 tons, dry.. 3 711 2 665 @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.