1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STANLY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 558 550 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 709 89 063 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 043 222 340 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 808 1 415 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 737 32 738 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 174 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 239 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 494 acres.. 66 771 67 819 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 384 394 acres.. 50 303 48 636 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 20 acres.. 208 530 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 689 44 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 307 81 556 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 810 8 057 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 880 36 799 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 24 $100,000 or more .................... 89 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 748 40 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 906 74 114 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 217 239 Other ............................... 341 311 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 336 324 200 days or more ................... 258 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 372 372 number.. 18 454 18 746 Beef cows ..................farms.. 345 331 number.. 9 853 8 653 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 14 number.. 693 1 597 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 357 number.. 8 088 7 979 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 34 number.. 807 3 525 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 30 number.. 2 668 6 841 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 179 451 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 22 number.. 618 300 710 694 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 12 number.. 6 104 246 2 962 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 89 103 acres.. 12 699 13 798 bushels.. 1 183 719 1 105 380 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 79 79 acres.. 9 722 9 647 bushels.. 482 188 449 197 Cotton .......................farms.. 14 1 acres.. 6 380 (D) bales.. 9 497 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 98 133 acres.. 17 516 21 098 bushels.. 466 183 514 437 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 315 300 acres.. 11 173 9 892 tons, dry.. 23 162 18 603 @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.