1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICHMOND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 251 222 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 498 51 916 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 591 223 744 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 360 776 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 033 40 376 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 212 187 acres.. 26 484 27 476 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 160 146 acres.. 17 896 17 348 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 57 acres.. 1 412 2 710 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 100 38 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 348 172 686 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 975 9 079 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 126 29 257 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 16 $100,000 or more .................... 98 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 563 30 379 Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 448 137 460 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 124 Other ............................... 122 98 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 99 200 days or more ................... 83 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 66 number.. 4 686 3 087 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 60 number.. (D) 1 577 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 83 61 number.. 3 125 1 898 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 18 number.. 54 720 12 459 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 15 number.. 231 933 44 494 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 52 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 58 64 number.. 19 349 804 15 365 512 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 31 acres.. 2 207 3 014 bushels.. 143 166 208 797 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 23 acres.. 2 398 1 814 bushels.. 99 956 70 760 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 1 325 bales.. (D) 1 392 Tobacco ......................farms.. 34 49 acres.. 1 112 1 219 pounds.. 2 741 490 2 682 042 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 20 acres.. 4 077 4 536 bushels.. 76 863 89 301 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 1 acres.. 28 (D) pounds.. 50 272 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 65 acres.. 3 216 2 260 tons, dry.. 6 709 4 324 @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.