1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 174 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 12 675 12 388 Average size of farm .......acres.. 73 71 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 525 219 579 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 382 3 100 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 544 30 048 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 157 156 acres.. 6 354 6 692 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 135 120 acres.. 3 130 3 698 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 12 acres.. 58 49 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 314 6 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 279 35 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 432 2 700 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 883 3 531 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 346 4 919 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 469 27 950 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 62 69 Other ............................... 112 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 111 98 200 days or more ................... 73 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 93 number.. 2 795 2 828 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 80 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 76 82 number.. 1 348 1 406 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 53 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 146 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 37 acres.. 216 892 bushels.. 23 489 81 396 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 22 46 pounds.. 38 925 75 804 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 78 acres.. 2 121 2 210 tons, dry.. 3 880 4 383 @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.