1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERQUIMANS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 202 226 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 196 68 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 382 304 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 602 653 459 058 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 660 1 458 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 775 65 934 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 187 207 acres.. 70 338 58 873 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 196 acres.. 67 857 55 546 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 14 acres.. 416 521 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 044 29 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 338 130 836 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 232 15 983 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 813 13 586 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 34 $100,000 or more .................... 89 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 118 23 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 817 102 983 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 162 Other ............................... 58 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 78 200 days or more ................... 47 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 47 number.. 1 535 1 319 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 45 number.. 832 662 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 0 number.. 6 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 47 42 number.. 960 513 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 49 number.. 11 800 26 140 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 52 number.. 27 783 56 156 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 341 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 21 number.. 6 691 372 6 433 100 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 135 138 acres.. 19 725 19 553 bushels.. 1 800 857 2 458 079 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 85 64 acres.. 11 322 7 424 bushels.. 608 665 421 478 Cotton .......................farms.. 68 59 acres.. 12 117 5 039 bales.. 17 388 6 445 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 159 173 acres.. 30 857 26 696 bushels.. 1 003 951 977 823 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 73 89 acres.. 2 347 3 012 pounds.. 7 408 303 8 747 998 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 8 acres.. 255 258 tons, dry.. 304 508 @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.