1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 366 1 293 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 301 144 858 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 968 206 061 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 530 1 616 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 816 27 969 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 464 406 50 to 179 acres ..................... 622 567 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 151 1 107 acres.. 78 249 75 239 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 867 873 acres.. 39 580 38 831 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 59 acres.. 985 755 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 147 329 102 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 855 79 629 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 214 10 946 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 132 116 92 014 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 435 397 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 210 194 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 170 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 47 $100,000 or more .................... 305 268 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 981 77 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 870 59 894 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 630 631 Other ............................... 736 662 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 788 691 200 days or more ................... 588 494 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 909 845 number.. 41 612 39 885 Beef cows ..................farms.. 794 727 number.. 16 991 14 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 60 number.. 4 921 6 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 873 802 number.. 19 301 16 351 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 82 number.. 33 200 15 982 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 78 number.. 66 966 31 082 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 13 number.. 223 217 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 77 72 number.. 1 065 743 890 415 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 209 192 number.. 43 975 897 38 568 148 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 159 236 acres.. 5 414 7 048 bushels.. 431 120 556 341 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 130 acres.. 3 458 4 574 bushels.. 161 114 183 197 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 72 0 bales.. 44 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 56 79 acres.. 1 441 1 210 pounds.. 3 246 053 2 524 722 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 93 121 acres.. 5 953 4 924 bushels.. 163 242 129 055 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 4 pounds.. 0 9 284 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 723 660 acres.. 21 075 16 709 tons, dry.. 42 004 30 305 @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.