Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



North Carolina 



Alexander 



Altegtiany 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number. 1987_. 



1982.. 

 Land in farms acres. 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Average size of farm acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Value of land and buildings': 



Average per farm dollars. 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Average per acre -dollars, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Approximate land area acres, 1987_. 



Proportion in farms percent, 1987_. 



1987 size of farm; 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 50 to 69 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



70 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 100 to 139 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 140 to 179 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



180 to 219 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 220 to 259 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 260 to 499 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 1,000 to 1,999 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 2,000 acres or more farms.. 



acres.. 



1982 size of farm: 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 50 to 69 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



70 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 100 to 139 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 140 to 179 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



180 to 219 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 220 to 259 acres farms. 



acres.. 



260 to 499 acres farms. 



acres.. 



500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres., 

 1,000 to 1,999 acres farms. 



acres.. 

 2,000 acres or more farms.. 



LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

 USE 



Total cropland. 



Harvested cropland . 



Cropland used only for pasture or grazing . 



Oltier cropland . 



farms, 1987., 

 1982. 



acres, 1987., 

 1982. 



farms, 19B7. 



1982., 

 acres, 1987., 



1982., 



farms, 1987. 



1982- 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



farms, 



acres. 



Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

 soil-improvement grasses, not harvested 

 and not pastured farms. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



479 



537 



36 398 



38 857 



432 



494 



15 076 



15 076 



294 



326 



20 123 



22 371 



77 



79 



1 199 



1 410 



19 



30 



452 



434 



See footnotes at end of table. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



NORTH CAROLINA 207 



