1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LENOIR COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 447 531 Land in farms ..................acres.. 149 650 141 761 Average size of farm .......acres.. 335 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 703 098 409 663 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 020 1 544 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 597 78 609 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 183 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 400 484 acres.. 110 431 107 110 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 374 455 acres.. 100 386 92 598 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 25 acres.. 902 786 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 199 573 99 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 446 473 186 538 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 72 888 49 316 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 126 685 49 736 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 65 $100,000 or more .................... 229 196 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 146 423 80 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 303 151 475 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 347 Other ............................... 144 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 232 200 days or more ................... 111 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 79 70 number.. 4 308 2 656 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 59 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 73 68 number.. 1 492 913 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 76 71 number.. 315 588 125 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 76 number.. 953 803 286 406 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 80 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 15 number.. 121 843 193 536 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 9 number.. 2 331 982 2 208 899 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 210 345 acres.. 23 788 38 021 bushels.. 2 019 526 3 399 242 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 124 89 acres.. 14 434 6 283 bushels.. 713 221 288 145 Cotton .......................farms.. 77 54 acres.. 29 330 12 549 bales.. 45 390 16 297 Tobacco ......................farms.. 224 312 acres.. 10 958 8 904 pounds.. 25 585 401 19 393 708 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 212 322 acres.. 27 000 28 728 bushels.. 696 355 759 653 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 55 (D) pounds.. 126 808 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 34 acres.. 1 819 682 tons, dry.. 3 519 1 904 @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.