1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YADKIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 884 968 Land in farms ..................acres.. 101 838 103 773 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 107 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 462 196 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 359 1 719 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 458 29 341 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 307 343 50 to 179 acres ..................... 385 413 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 805 893 acres.. 67 176 66 873 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 722 804 acres.. 43 075 40 997 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 67 acres.. 1 051 1 005 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 160 43 133 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 742 44 559 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 414 19 962 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 746 23 171 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 243 248 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 150 149 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 78 $100,000 or more .................... 130 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 537 32 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 849 33 266 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 414 508 Other ............................... 470 460 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 466 492 200 days or more ................... 325 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 536 548 number.. 22 561 22 164 Beef cows ..................farms.. 462 448 number.. 9 831 7 484 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 48 number.. 3 240 4 151 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 512 499 number.. 9 464 9 390 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 13 number.. 188 4 883 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 12 073 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 59 26 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 74 65 number.. 953 353 688 919 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 22 number.. 3 265 003 2 990 018 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 179 252 acres.. 7 492 9 477 bushels.. 652 985 892 385 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 134 158 acres.. 5 131 5 276 bushels.. 271 464 204 913 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 219 352 acres.. 4 764 4 632 pounds.. 9 712 454 9 757 279 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 154 209 acres.. 8 751 9 164 bushels.. 219 912 228 244 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 545 501 acres.. 14 371 10 598 tons, dry.. 30 429 21 048 @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.