1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STOKES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 926 1 075 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 003 104 733 Average size of farm .......acres.. 119 97 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 411 143 231 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 030 1 471 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 456 24 124 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 287 340 50 to 179 acres ..................... 417 491 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 896 1 055 acres.. 50 411 46 757 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 823 990 acres.. 20 013 18 584 Irrigated land .................farms.. 81 61 acres.. 1 046 501 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 786 27 586 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 486 25 662 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 275 20 699 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 511 6 887 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 255 208 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 148 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 189 304 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 177 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 67 $100,000 or more .................... 73 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 122 15 596 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 753 14 521 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 549 Other ............................... 479 526 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 535 604 200 days or more ................... 351 409 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 382 422 number.. 13 893 12 718 Beef cows ..................farms.. 334 362 number.. 4 529 5 026 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 21 number.. 295 387 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 353 number.. 10 098 8 381 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 43 number.. (D) 1 572 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 13 number.. (D) 5 072 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 7 number.. 429 538 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 31 number.. 105 233 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 108 169 acres.. 862 1 886 bushels.. 56 663 110 419 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 99 acres.. 821 896 bushels.. 36 147 33 600 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 501 716 acres.. 6 848 6 592 pounds.. 13 995 518 12 743 630 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 92 acres.. 851 1 021 bushels.. 20 163 18 938 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 431 414 acres.. 10 234 8 124 tons, dry.. 15 609 14 760 @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.