1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 203 228 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 280 102 944 Average size of farm .......acres.. 528 452 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 657 527 486 248 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 302 1 106 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 707 95 694 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 179 198 acres.. 91 734 86 949 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 159 180 acres.. 88 259 82 419 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 8 acres.. 1 881 2 004 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 555 53 522 Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 784 234 746 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 006 25 860 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 550 27 662 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 17 $100,000 or more .................... 83 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 110 46 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 169 203 599 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 135 Other ............................... 77 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 90 98 200 days or more ................... 57 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 40 50 number.. 1 608 1 592 Beef cows ..................farms.. 35 46 number.. 768 764 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 47 number.. 607 948 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 35 number.. 72 730 72 622 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 35 number.. 201 676 202 957 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 48 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. 45 74 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 18 number.. 4 868 100 5 781 077 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 124 acres.. 30 734 31 129 bushels.. 3 522 799 3 429 710 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 80 84 acres.. 25 381 20 873 bushels.. 1 469 002 1 132 507 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 13 acres.. 7 692 3 312 bales.. 10 023 3 750 Tobacco ......................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 449 290 pounds.. 1 075 359 735 982 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 128 155 acres.. 40 792 38 945 bushels.. 1 425 366 1 220 482 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 53 64 acres.. 2 785 2 725 pounds.. 8 355 450 5 472 612 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 10 acres.. 116 69 tons, dry.. 254 129 @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.