1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SURRY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 194 1 269 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 840 121 404 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 96 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 632 158 810 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 154 1 699 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 224 30 329 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 418 450 50 to 179 acres ..................... 519 553 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 104 1 189 acres.. 69 842 66 672 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 970 1 054 acres.. 38 273 35 721 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 48 acres.. 1 772 641 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 364 58 753 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 382 46 299 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 914 26 465 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 450 32 288 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 320 284 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 181 190 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 157 186 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 219 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 126 $100,000 or more .................... 184 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 369 42 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 560 33 280 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 561 618 Other ............................... 633 651 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 676 684 200 days or more ................... 489 515 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 690 703 number.. 24 230 25 701 Beef cows ..................farms.. 597 582 number.. 11 084 10 435 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 54 number.. 1 515 2 948 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 649 628 number.. 14 933 15 156 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 47 number.. 15 598 3 607 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 32 number.. 166 193 4 401 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 8 number.. 385 421 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 38 number.. 477 714 361 754 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 85 89 number.. 16 759 891 10 557 045 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 161 275 acres.. 6 469 5 828 bushels.. 601 667 567 935 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 131 acres.. 2 792 2 844 bushels.. 151 013 114 330 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 387 540 acres.. 7 588 7 179 pounds.. 15 827 599 14 545 205 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 122 144 acres.. 5 232 3 561 bushels.. 124 993 90 761 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 670 643 acres.. 16 170 12 667 tons, dry.. 31 347 22 416 @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.