1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 524 549 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 941 118 291 Average size of farm .......acres.. 261 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 480 183 295 966 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 947 1 458 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 566 49 464 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 224 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 461 520 acres.. 71 692 58 833 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 388 462 acres.. 45 185 37 876 Irrigated land .................farms.. 135 82 acres.. 5 298 3 219 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 792 46 818 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 015 85 278 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 109 28 409 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 683 18 409 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 60 $100,000 or more .................... 106 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 265 37 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 658 67 766 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 265 319 Other ............................... 259 230 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 257 283 200 days or more ................... 173 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 188 number.. 11 573 10 181 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 169 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 178 176 number.. 4 975 4 176 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 41 number.. 19 060 16 806 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 33 number.. 66 535 42 682 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 153 520 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 27 number.. 508 065 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 2 152 944 1 507 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 60 acres.. 1 955 2 245 bushels.. 180 660 225 955 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 160 acres.. 10 154 7 408 bushels.. 435 477 322 394 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 182 (D) bales.. 164 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 205 282 acres.. 7 932 6 146 pounds.. 17 374 396 13 864 585 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 139 206 acres.. 16 209 16 236 bushels.. 353 437 349 048 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 167 140 acres.. 7 540 5 825 tons, dry.. 17 878 10 963 @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.