1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 433 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 182 98 531 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 461 356 336 461 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 205 1 438 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 126 48 540 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 384 397 acres.. 57 126 64 007 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 320 349 acres.. 46 041 48 701 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 76 acres.. 2 206 2 156 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 684 34 634 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 313 79 254 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 231 19 064 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 453 15 570 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 29 $100,000 or more .................... 82 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 016 27 375 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 688 62 786 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 218 Other ............................... 247 219 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 234 200 days or more ................... 184 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 131 number.. 5 332 4 287 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 118 number.. 2 788 2 521 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 118 number.. 2 431 1 794 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 67 number.. 123 044 33 264 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 65 number.. 563 887 72 725 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 2 number.. 89 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 970 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 126 155 acres.. 10 477 15 023 bushels.. 705 828 1 038 632 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 56 68 acres.. 6 309 6 266 bushels.. 297 730 277 524 Cotton .......................farms.. 18 19 acres.. 3 925 2 372 bales.. 5 474 2 466 Tobacco ......................farms.. 86 117 acres.. 2 589 2 311 pounds.. 5 821 090 4 836 119 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 140 172 acres.. 20 125 19 952 bushels.. 465 461 422 805 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 225 230 pounds.. 447 000 573 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 100 acres.. 4 695 3 121 tons, dry.. 10 269 7 710 @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.