1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 385 489 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 108 142 312 Average size of farm .......acres.. 333 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 612 811 446 178 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 021 1 655 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 291 91 446 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 161 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 359 468 acres.. 91 227 107 059 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 334 453 acres.. 84 090 91 248 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 31 acres.. 1 892 950 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 120 443 89 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 840 183 430 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 84 489 68 765 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 954 20 932 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 60 $100,000 or more .................... 164 185 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 044 61 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 677 125 876 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 261 351 Other ............................... 124 138 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 173 200 days or more ................... 92 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 77 72 number.. 2 282 1 677 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 62 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 61 number.. 957 595 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 35 number.. 77 487 40 927 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 32 number.. 223 333 111 604 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 9 number.. 2 696 000 2 544 300 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 143 247 acres.. 12 695 22 797 bushels.. 1 135 853 2 387 528 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 145 229 acres.. 12 143 14 656 bushels.. 614 047 768 251 Cotton .......................farms.. 49 45 acres.. 15 414 7 133 bales.. 21 920 9 494 Tobacco ......................farms.. 210 341 acres.. 10 808 11 159 pounds.. 26 235 735 26 312 016 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 238 343 acres.. 33 762 37 718 bushels.. 999 601 1 087 303 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 47 36 acres.. 1 671 863 tons, dry.. 3 059 1 159 @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.