1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAMPSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 186 1 342 Land in farms ..................acres.. 270 840 266 067 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 464 467 257 899 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 971 1 267 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 062 54 285 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 356 362 50 to 179 acres ..................... 397 526 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 039 1 204 acres.. 183 467 182 913 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 918 1 078 acres.. 160 230 153 180 Irrigated land .................farms.. 153 191 acres.. 8 702 8 189 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 732 859 355 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 617 925 264 645 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 100 553 75 628 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 632 306 279 526 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 204 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 113 $100,000 or more .................... 499 402 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 577 584 290 677 Average per farm .........dollars.. 487 412 216 278 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 698 801 Other ............................... 488 541 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 596 618 200 days or more ................... 414 427 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 328 323 number.. 22 247 15 217 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 269 number.. (D) 7 124 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 1 319 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 290 number.. 12 764 7 406 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 320 358 number.. 1 775 702 1 085 425 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 322 377 number.. 7 049 390 2 502 748 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 70 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 26 number.. 353 295 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 14 number.. 4 695 000 2 543 047 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 385 635 acres.. 30 218 42 501 bushels.. 2 235 703 3 224 187 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 212 210 acres.. 16 839 13 791 bushels.. 808 662 636 977 Cotton .......................farms.. 139 147 acres.. 42 202 27 961 bales.. 65 918 33 536 Tobacco ......................farms.. 349 543 acres.. 10 326 9 315 pounds.. 23 680 682 19 035 042 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 538 677 acres.. 49 472 47 244 bushels.. 1 406 910 1 224 652 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 13 20 acres.. 202 246 pounds.. 381 766 641 714 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 299 207 acres.. 12 093 5 649 tons, dry.. 34 822 10 912 @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.