1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 779 751 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 555 104 874 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 963 210 665 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 341 1 700 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 737 29 591 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 245 240 50 to 179 acres ..................... 324 318 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 710 705 acres.. 71 024 67 294 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 628 609 acres.. 42 276 39 792 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 47 acres.. 1 024 785 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 828 26 163 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 858 34 838 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 124 9 958 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 704 16 206 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 284 295 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 144 132 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 23 $100,000 or more .................... 53 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 954 20 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 466 27 759 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 314 331 Other ............................... 465 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 465 426 200 days or more ................... 335 302 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 531 533 number.. 24 787 23 583 Beef cows ..................farms.. 473 465 number.. 10 126 8 478 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 49 number.. 3 425 4 440 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 497 481 number.. 9 679 9 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 32 number.. 3 171 4 126 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 31 number.. 6 005 4 775 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 10 number.. 187 513 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 33 number.. 68 321 120 216 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 111 137 acres.. 5 121 3 646 bushels.. 464 236 239 921 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 110 147 acres.. 6 011 6 698 bushels.. 331 120 285 014 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 121 142 acres.. 10 364 10 469 bushels.. 259 667 257 363 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 31 (D) pounds.. 54 200 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 539 506 acres.. 19 367 15 994 tons, dry.. 36 824 37 172 @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.