1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 497 425 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 177 58 384 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 137 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 822 206 923 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 273 1 469 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 880 23 144 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 442 393 acres.. 39 147 36 030 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 370 351 acres.. 23 193 21 533 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 28 acres.. 275 249 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 214 14 110 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 660 33 199 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 130 2 630 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 084 11 480 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 220 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 15 $100,000 or more .................... 35 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 329 11 068 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 819 26 104 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 182 181 Other ............................... 315 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 255 200 days or more ................... 226 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 279 number.. 14 674 13 317 Beef cows ..................farms.. 266 249 number.. 6 074 4 883 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 22 number.. 1 843 2 616 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 276 263 number.. 7 116 4 667 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) 2 269 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 13 number.. (D) 6 524 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 79 277 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 14 number.. 3 474 790 3 001 924 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 42 acres.. 1 700 1 925 bushels.. 114 151 131 430 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 55 acres.. 3 103 2 322 bushels.. 152 620 82 739 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 57 70 acres.. 5 679 5 228 bushels.. 126 857 105 302 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 308 273 acres.. 11 014 8 788 tons, dry.. 21 170 16 740 @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.