1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 401 476 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 470 115 854 Average size of farm .......acres.. 300 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 504 166 264 787 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 694 1 163 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 026 41 534 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 387 457 acres.. 56 452 54 569 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 431 acres.. 31 498 25 199 Irrigated land .................farms.. 97 116 acres.. 2 553 2 338 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 042 25 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 423 54 029 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 952 21 457 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 090 4 261 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 49 $100,000 or more .................... 91 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 496 18 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 124 38 500 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 289 Other ............................... 173 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 226 200 days or more ................... 135 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 190 number.. 8 293 8 093 Beef cows ..................farms.. 161 177 number.. 4 358 3 903 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. 303 357 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 179 number.. 3 464 3 496 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 35 number.. 12 649 11 626 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 28 number.. 21 392 23 223 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. 88 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 91 acres.. 3 307 3 376 bushels.. 244 230 278 034 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 105 170 acres.. 7 739 7 601 bushels.. 323 421 304 550 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 217 313 acres.. 6 346 5 781 pounds.. 13 539 016 12 151 418 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 48 59 acres.. 6 474 3 058 bushels.. 168 146 75 632 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 192 acres.. 8 089 5 836 tons, dry.. 15 069 9 806 @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.