Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory textj 



Characteristics 



Farms number- 

 Land in farms acres. 



Average size of farm acres. 



Value of land and buildings^ .— $1.000., 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Average per acre dollars. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment^- $1,000. 



Land in farms according to use: 

 Total cropland. farms.. 



acres.. 

 Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 

 Cropland used only for pasture or grazing .. farms. 



acres. 

 Other cropland - farms. 



acres. 



Total woodland farms.. 



acres.. 

 Woodland pastured farms.. 



acres.. 

 Woodland not pastured .- farms. 



acres. 



Pastureland and rangeland other than 



cropland and woodland pastured farms. 



acres- 

 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, 



etc. - - farms. 



acres. 

 In-igated land -- farms. 



39 



43 273 



1 110 



63 354 



1 624 462 

 1 464 



41 



42 885 



1 046 



59 840 



1 459 512 



1 396 



Charactehstics 



Market value of agncultural products sold $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 



crops $1,000. 



Livestock, poultry, and their products $1,000. 



Total farm production expenses' $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Tenure of operator: 



Full owners 



Part owners 



Tenants 



Abnormal farms by standard industrial 

 classification: 



Cash greiins (Oil) 



Field crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) 



Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

 field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

 (0133. 0134. 0139) 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Horticultural specialties (018).. 



General (arms, pnmanly crop (019) 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 



specialties (021) 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Animal specialties (027) 



General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

 I specialties (029) _. 



14 

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iData are based on a sample ol farms. 



24 NORTH CAROLINA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



