1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 311 301 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 205 37 434 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 370 180 190 854 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 942 1 575 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 118 26 476 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 276 280 acres.. 21 594 16 605 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 224 234 acres.. 12 880 9 113 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 92 acres.. 1 494 1 445 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 078 15 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 853 51 896 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 433 9 271 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 645 6 349 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 22 $100,000 or more .................... 50 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 111 12 256 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 648 40 717 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 139 144 Other ............................... 172 157 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 183 171 200 days or more ................... 129 125 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 127 number.. 3 718 2 995 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 108 number.. (D) 1 418 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 116 number.. 2 447 1 353 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 19 number.. (D) 2 076 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 18 number.. (D) 5 991 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 20 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 6 number.. 86 130 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 12 number.. 4 050 279 3 441 168 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 51 acres.. 1 154 1 028 bushels.. 88 455 52 584 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 29 acres.. 1 011 548 bushels.. 51 916 27 922 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 3 acres.. 1 568 205 bales.. 1 554 150 Tobacco ......................farms.. 104 130 acres.. 3 494 2 359 pounds.. 7 671 790 4 854 967 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 58 70 acres.. 3 165 2 612 bushels.. 66 824 42 164 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 94 acres.. 2 011 1 523 tons, dry.. 3 849 2 568 @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.