1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 282 325 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 155 87 478 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 225 247 150 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 237 969 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 423 39 517 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 240 299 acres.. 35 127 36 481 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 192 251 acres.. 19 033 16 931 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 34 acres.. 2 113 1 246 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 607 29 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 356 91 843 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 450 11 706 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 156 18 143 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 33 $100,000 or more .................... 69 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 667 19 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 565 61 223 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 150 197 Other ............................... 132 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 146 200 days or more ................... 90 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 149 number.. 10 097 8 411 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 133 number.. 5 049 4 064 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 11 number.. 896 628 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 136 number.. 4 093 3 546 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 49 number.. 41 325 56 215 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 38 number.. 97 877 104 445 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 1 987 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 13 number.. 3 365 000 2 060 372 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 47 acres.. 828 629 bushels.. 50 643 40 811 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 45 acres.. 2 704 1 905 bushels.. 108 676 78 636 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 92 142 acres.. 3 190 2 873 pounds.. 6 632 314 6 386 296 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 50 79 acres.. 5 930 5 768 bushels.. 146 531 125 150 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 122 acres.. 6 292 4 894 tons, dry.. 12 136 8 557 @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.