1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 780 902 Land in farms ..................acres.. 133 842 130 879 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 114 199 490 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 611 1 418 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 848 32 892 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 208 246 50 to 179 acres ..................... 333 393 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 755 877 acres.. 54 542 59 019 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 677 815 acres.. 28 353 29 195 Irrigated land .................farms.. 204 234 acres.. 4 347 4 048 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 172 31 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 657 34 556 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 150 27 549 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 022 3 621 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 210 214 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 189 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 80 $100,000 or more .................... 96 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 823 18 184 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 298 20 182 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 385 481 Other ............................... 395 421 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 426 463 200 days or more ................... 274 305 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 360 366 number.. 11 086 9 882 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 329 number.. 4 954 4 451 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 1 182 757 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 312 308 number.. 4 453 4 166 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 39 number.. (D) 2 716 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 22 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 220 76 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 28 number.. (D) 557 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 85 137 acres.. 1 930 2 478 bushels.. 128 128 199 761 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 153 260 acres.. 5 465 6 811 bushels.. 236 174 251 906 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 368 507 acres.. 7 432 7 645 pounds.. 16 154 235 16 084 635 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 54 119 acres.. 2 185 2 568 bushels.. 55 966 64 692 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 385 379 acres.. 11 350 8 212 tons, dry.. 18 054 13 815 @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.