1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 827 902 Land in farms ..................acres.. 229 423 179 554 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 542 144 314 936 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 025 1 601 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 337 52 751 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 240 274 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 284 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 705 804 acres.. 146 909 134 342 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 628 732 acres.. 133 956 117 481 Irrigated land .................farms.. 80 67 acres.. 2 431 1 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 337 089 193 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 407 604 215 025 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 72 267 56 123 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 264 822 137 829 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 92 $100,000 or more .................... 346 341 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 270 331 156 989 Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 674 174 045 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 519 599 Other ............................... 308 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 344 367 200 days or more ................... 249 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 218 182 number.. 9 005 6 862 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 157 number.. (D) 3 091 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. (D) 424 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 169 number.. 4 020 2 528 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 150 126 number.. 529 439 199 619 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 148 131 number.. 1 896 331 452 952 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 12 number.. 127 162 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 70 87 number.. 15 795 934 18 346 511 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 315 399 acres.. 31 685 32 198 bushels.. 2 119 570 3 080 704 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 243 171 acres.. 27 507 17 402 bushels.. 1 276 534 793 920 Cotton .......................farms.. 86 136 acres.. 19 370 16 632 bales.. 28 543 21 202 Tobacco ......................farms.. 335 451 acres.. 10 720 8 781 pounds.. 24 297 799 19 454 490 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 438 509 acres.. 55 748 48 015 bushels.. 1 532 319 1 287 989 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 70 pounds.. (D) 164 145 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 154 131 acres.. 4 972 2 984 tons, dry.. 12 904 9 941 @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.