1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TYRRELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 83 96 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 838 67 698 Average size of farm .......acres.. 661 705 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 850 500 647 274 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 287 929 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 673 102 176 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 70 84 acres.. 50 769 58 823 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 65 81 acres.. 50 168 56 466 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 111 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 687 22 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 429 966 236 353 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 488 15 471 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 199 7 218 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 7 $100,000 or more .................... 34 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 227 16 516 Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 944 172 046 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 56 64 Other ............................... 27 32 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 31 42 200 days or more ................... 23 32 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 13 11 number.. 286 174 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 10 number.. 195 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 10 number.. 250 60 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 19 number.. 39 087 49 622 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 18 number.. 156 539 143 113 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 2 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.. 44 63 acres.. 18 999 22 877 bushels.. 2 242 422 2 793 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 36 acres.. 13 065 10 680 bushels.. 765 354 557 899 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 1 311 (D) bales.. 1 917 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 51 72 acres.. 27 490 29 444 bushels.. 1 080 316 866 372 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 196 pounds.. 0 335 168 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 3 acres.. 55 21 tons, dry.. 108 22 @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.