1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 683 701 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 668 86 982 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 500 190 603 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 116 1 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 399 33 516 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 246 237 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 271 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 574 594 acres.. 36 534 33 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 429 450 acres.. 17 694 15 937 Irrigated land .................farms.. 122 143 acres.. 4 653 4 109 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 221 79 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 771 112 889 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 625 14 442 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 92 597 64 692 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 215 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 53 $100,000 or more .................... 200 188 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 508 62 219 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 316 88 631 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 328 354 Other ............................... 355 347 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 369 353 200 days or more ................... 244 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 318 295 number.. 9 092 10 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 253 number.. (D) 4 514 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 27 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 302 260 number.. 4 183 6 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 62 number.. 41 552 32 367 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 53 number.. 131 731 74 414 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 3 number.. 142 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 139 165 number.. 32 753 866 31 214 154 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 84 93 acres.. 1 654 1 717 bushels.. 125 917 114 119 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 36 acres.. 2 513 1 139 bushels.. 112 245 44 968 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 102 127 acres.. 3 744 2 823 pounds.. 8 305 323 5 716 803 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 42 acres.. 2 594 2 963 bushels.. 62 866 56 650 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 229 acres.. 5 243 5 290 tons, dry.. 11 346 12 453 @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.