1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 474 583 Land in farms ..................acres.. 193 377 194 015 Average size of farm .......acres.. 408 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 766 717 547 147 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 865 1 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 642 79 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 436 530 acres.. 144 464 150 705 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 389 485 acres.. 132 083 123 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 35 acres.. 2 132 1 115 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 196 139 134 082 Average per farm .........dollars.. 413 795 229 986 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 97 675 75 882 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 98 463 58 200 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 73 $100,000 or more .................... 235 246 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 143 677 105 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 477 181 289 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 388 Other ............................... 156 195 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 222 200 days or more ................... 108 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 108 117 number.. 4 490 3 842 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 97 number.. 2 819 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 100 98 number.. 1 905 4 248 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 85 number.. 303 393 107 424 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 90 number.. 1 241 725 300 433 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 14 number.. 354 522 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 18 number.. (D) 1 291 073 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 17 number.. 5 555 500 6 541 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 195 301 acres.. 22 966 35 582 bushels.. 1 976 547 3 554 778 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 168 164 acres.. 24 212 15 468 bushels.. 1 048 524 698 017 Cotton .......................farms.. 96 70 acres.. 30 457 14 473 bales.. 42 304 18 307 Tobacco ......................farms.. 245 328 acres.. 16 976 14 157 pounds.. 38 649 333 31 847 136 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 271 389 acres.. 45 463 47 838 bushels.. 1 220 878 1 231 820 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 89 136 acres.. 4 122 5 005 pounds.. 10 599 766 10 854 068 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 36 acres.. 3 341 1 255 tons, dry.. 7 930 3 065 @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.