1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLADEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 553 607 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 231 127 760 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 345 618 212 372 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 586 1 028 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 232 38 695 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 575 acres.. 74 768 81 127 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 458 542 acres.. 61 810 59 791 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 32 acres.. 2 893 993 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 238 728 57 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 696 94 281 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 272 25 705 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 202 456 31 524 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 52 $100,000 or more .................... 173 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 185 545 46 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 524 77 012 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 322 Other ............................... 251 285 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 251 275 200 days or more ................... 170 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 128 number.. 5 253 5 363 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 111 number.. 2 675 3 221 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 139 63 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 110 108 number.. 2 401 3 075 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 105 89 number.. 758 701 214 113 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 104 91 number.. 3 585 511 301 644 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 22 number.. 34 211 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 0 number.. 4 590 000 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 246 333 acres.. 20 770 29 347 bushels.. 1 784 257 2 013 873 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 39 acres.. 4 084 1 636 bushels.. 163 965 73 734 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 9 acres.. 8 151 2 258 bales.. 10 843 3 052 Tobacco ......................farms.. 145 246 acres.. 3 965 3 606 pounds.. 9 042 051 7 493 887 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 193 268 acres.. 14 765 15 776 bushels.. 366 493 356 589 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 88 136 acres.. 2 468 3 442 pounds.. 6 809 959 9 682 984 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 97 acres.. 6 847 2 311 tons, dry.. 15 525 4 767 @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.