1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BERTIE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 371 456 Land in farms ..................acres.. 154 338 170 006 Average size of farm .......acres.. 416 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 132 442 992 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 216 1 171 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 496 67 204 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 331 403 acres.. 97 316 97 382 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 319 391 acres.. 89 437 84 264 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 21 acres.. 9 082 4 726 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 110 924 75 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 986 166 236 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 386 42 831 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 537 32 972 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 57 $100,000 or more .................... 166 162 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 137 56 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 964 123 510 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 302 Other ............................... 109 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 197 200 days or more ................... 97 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 37 40 number.. 1 537 1 778 Beef cows ..................farms.. 29 36 number.. 845 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 29 number.. 615 579 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 86 number.. 45 351 40 309 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 85 number.. 121 355 81 483 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 64 62 number.. 18 372 040 17 362 063 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 222 323 acres.. 21 279 29 991 bushels.. 1 635 759 3 247 523 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 16 acres.. 2 581 1 364 bushels.. 138 119 76 613 Cotton .......................farms.. 116 81 acres.. 34 319 15 824 bales.. 46 176 22 121 Tobacco ......................farms.. 170 223 acres.. 4 162 3 298 pounds.. 9 125 492 7 180 473 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 173 246 acres.. 10 677 11 618 bushels.. 315 730 340 806 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 242 323 acres.. 16 738 20 575 pounds.. 46 104 412 53 201 810 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 2 acres.. 170 (D) tons, dry.. 267 (D) @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.