1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 864 714 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 029 93 970 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 211 201 804 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 667 1 793 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 116 19 882 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 262 204 50 to 179 acres ..................... 411 317 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 752 656 acres.. 61 951 61 984 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 529 516 acres.. 29 483 26 227 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 33 acres.. 266 486 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 687 24 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 990 34 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 095 6 007 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 592 18 699 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 392 269 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 26 $100,000 or more .................... 59 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 054 20 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 470 28 717 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 295 282 Other ............................... 569 432 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 542 427 200 days or more ................... 401 327 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 516 493 number.. 22 710 21 905 Beef cows ..................farms.. 462 449 number.. 12 164 11 343 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 25 number.. 761 977 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 495 464 number.. 10 507 9 229 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 16 number.. (D) 5 386 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 13 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 6 number.. 528 122 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 16 number.. 5 573 960 3 765 471 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 46 acres.. 1 526 1 424 bushels.. 106 596 74 582 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 64 70 acres.. 3 737 4 091 bushels.. 206 260 168 655 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 22 acres.. 2 875 2 458 bales.. 2 829 1 476 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 82 acres.. 7 904 6 723 bushels.. 167 028 164 825 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 422 392 acres.. 13 646 10 808 tons, dry.. 24 306 18 730 @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.