1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 481 430 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 102 63 067 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 147 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 464 123 333 871 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 520 2 295 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 637 28 595 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 443 376 acres.. 40 203 36 809 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 364 310 acres.. 23 206 20 074 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 18 acres.. 227 249 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 860 12 465 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 368 28 988 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 167 3 369 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 693 9 096 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 16 $100,000 or more .................... 29 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 011 10 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 366 24 761 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 184 203 Other ............................... 297 227 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 281 228 200 days or more ................... 212 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 315 299 number.. 13 983 13 961 Beef cows ..................farms.. 287 276 number.. 7 643 7 055 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 318 595 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 289 number.. 6 244 6 109 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 26 number.. 5 618 4 753 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 25 number.. (D) 8 380 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 379 305 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 16 number.. 91 427 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 340 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 62 acres.. 3 155 2 366 bushels.. 249 094 116 891 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 56 acres.. 3 010 2 849 bushels.. 147 550 108 412 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 54 47 acres.. 6 483 4 188 bushels.. 155 343 85 694 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 302 250 acres.. 11 626 9 297 tons, dry.. 20 952 17 834 @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.