1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 232 289 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 584 67 716 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 015 284 120 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 558 1 050 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 781 53 968 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 109 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 212 273 acres.. 26 582 26 742 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 199 257 acres.. 15 212 16 162 Irrigated land .................farms.. 84 57 acres.. 3 116 1 252 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 567 18 222 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 341 63 052 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 052 16 816 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 515 1 406 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 29 $100,000 or more .................... 57 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 918 12 110 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 060 41 903 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 177 Other ............................... 109 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 130 200 days or more ................... 82 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 71 88 number.. 2 351 3 231 Beef cows ..................farms.. 63 78 number.. 1 385 1 506 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 147 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 82 number.. 1 248 1 279 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 30 acres.. 100 192 bushels.. 6 360 10 021 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 100 acres.. 3 706 3 112 bushels.. 168 839 137 435 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 125 176 acres.. 4 762 4 040 pounds.. 10 359 877 8 811 348 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 58 113 acres.. 5 297 6 394 bushels.. 130 857 149 701 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 72 acres.. 1 954 2 180 tons, dry.. 2 466 3 380 @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.