1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 442 344 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 984 70 697 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 340 812 296 115 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 791 1 453 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 825 34 945 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 310 261 acres.. 35 472 34 648 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 203 184 acres.. 19 809 20 619 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 10 acres.. 173 141 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 554 62 130 Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 973 180 611 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 098 3 730 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 93 456 58 400 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 134 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 734 51 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 909 151 506 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 191 Other ............................... 221 153 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 165 200 days or more ................... 145 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 204 185 number.. 10 491 9 166 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 167 number.. 5 651 4 674 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 167 369 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 195 183 number.. 4 612 3 694 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 20 number.. 55 450 7 729 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 18 number.. 402 198 19 081 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 9 number.. 120 501 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 50 31 number.. 16 794 537 8 387 948 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 42 acres.. 5 824 5 718 bushels.. 543 777 360 696 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 45 acres.. 3 975 3 202 bushels.. 191 229 132 119 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 442 523 bales.. 607 409 Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 145 169 pounds.. 309 934 226 420 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 53 53 acres.. 7 656 8 314 bushels.. 189 538 192 019 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 142 118 acres.. 4 564 4 424 tons, dry.. 10 845 10 520 @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.