1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROBESON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 004 1 193 Land in farms ..................acres.. 285 186 292 152 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 377 101 238 469 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 378 1 000 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 094 44 892 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 278 364 50 to 179 acres ..................... 307 385 180 to 499 acres .................... 189 211 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 948 1 135 acres.. 214 259 223 813 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 870 1 097 acres.. 198 738 194 364 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 50 acres.. 1 569 1 689 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 221 444 107 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 562 90 493 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 101 348 79 662 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 120 097 28 297 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 174 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 164 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 151 $100,000 or more .................... 273 252 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 161 987 77 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 663 65 283 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 540 715 Other ............................... 464 478 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 447 535 200 days or more ................... 321 318 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 203 number.. 5 162 5 155 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 187 number.. 2 803 2 786 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 22 52 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 158 number.. 2 306 1 799 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 170 number.. 327 559 141 916 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 162 number.. 1 148 498 197 381 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 51 40 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 41 number.. (D) 1 127 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 27 15 number.. 15 469 580 5 436 902 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 408 706 acres.. 41 982 54 617 bushels.. 3 777 047 4 654 462 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 344 394 acres.. 40 652 37 081 bushels.. 1 946 479 1 804 927 Cotton .......................farms.. 90 84 acres.. 30 193 17 362 bales.. 40 374 21 199 Tobacco ......................farms.. 460 682 acres.. 16 891 14 075 pounds.. 36 790 904 29 821 830 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 617 811 acres.. 91 288 92 192 bushels.. 2 004 075 2 103 974 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 10 12 acres.. 132 139 pounds.. 283 991 391 940 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 166 116 acres.. 6 992 4 089 tons, dry.. 17 286 11 905 @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.