1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 772 833 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 201 119 855 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 144 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 507 767 443 323 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 886 3 299 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 899 38 590 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 270 275 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 709 768 acres.. 60 188 66 373 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 590 678 acres.. 37 385 44 287 Irrigated land .................farms.. 204 162 acres.. 6 046 2 587 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 808 66 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 720 79 293 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 824 49 733 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 984 16 318 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 220 204 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 63 $100,000 or more .................... 161 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 836 40 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 747 49 081 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 421 468 Other ............................... 351 365 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 383 397 200 days or more ................... 227 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 245 number.. 6 938 9 190 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 216 number.. 3 407 3 983 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 11 number.. 481 937 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 231 number.. 3 344 4 141 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 43 number.. 2 718 9 049 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 37 number.. 8 433 18 177 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 14 number.. 381 823 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 77 acres.. 1 310 1 898 bushels.. 100 550 147 324 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 111 166 acres.. 5 331 6 985 bushels.. 231 343 276 937 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 909 bales.. (D) 1 044 Tobacco ......................farms.. 290 356 acres.. 12 360 10 150 pounds.. 26 772 812 22 379 685 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 197 270 acres.. 12 765 16 403 bushels.. 248 179 329 831 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 189 acres.. 4 491 5 180 tons, dry.. 7 538 9 174 @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.