1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALAMANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 731 725 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 801 101 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 851 254 296 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 402 1 803 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 635 37 679 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 191 50 to 179 acres ..................... 297 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 659 670 acres.. 59 375 55 949 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 552 577 acres.. 28 091 27 629 Irrigated land .................farms.. 107 93 acres.. 2 214 1 246 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 603 32 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 337 44 815 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 056 11 354 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 548 21 137 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 228 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 126 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 46 $100,000 or more .................... 93 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 534 24 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 238 33 498 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 333 339 Other ............................... 398 386 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 413 200 days or more ................... 311 295 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 456 457 number.. 22 969 22 262 Beef cows ..................farms.. 390 389 number.. 9 778 8 445 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 49 number.. 2 986 4 170 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 444 425 number.. 9 976 7 929 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 29 number.. 1 614 3 786 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 20 number.. 2 168 8 798 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 51 553 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 50 47 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 12 number.. 1 918 000 2 398 050 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 89 128 acres.. 3 357 4 134 bushels.. 242 273 344 746 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 68 138 acres.. 2 645 3 728 bushels.. 123 784 144 310 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 124 182 acres.. 3 137 2 844 pounds.. 6 580 486 5 529 697 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 63 61 acres.. 2 910 2 195 bushels.. 68 109 50 436 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 422 393 acres.. 14 682 11 543 tons, dry.. 24 801 21 627 @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.