1. Introduction

2. Full

3. Figures

4. Map

1. Historical Highlights: 1997 and Earlier Census Years

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Direct Sales: 1997, 1992, and 1987

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1997, 1992, and 1987

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1997 and 1992

5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1997 and 1992

6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1997 and 1992

7. Land Use: 1997, 1992, and 1987

8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land by Size of Farm: 1997 and 1992

9. Irrigation: 1997, 1992, and 1987

10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Farms: 1997 and 1992

11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1997, 1992, and 1987

12. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1997 and 1992

13. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1997 and 1992

14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1997, 1992, and 1987

15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer: 1997, 1992, and 1987

16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1997, 1992, and 1987

17. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Specified Racial Groups, Sex of Operators, and Persons of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin: 1997 and 1992

18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 1997

19. Selected Characteristics of Reservations and Abnormal Farms: 1997 and 1992

20. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

21. Layers, Pullets, and Pullet Chicks - Number Sold: 1997 and 1992

22. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Farms With Layers and Pullets 13 Weeks Old and Older: 1997

23. Turkeys-Number Sold: 1997

24. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1997 and 1992

25. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1997 and 1992

26. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997

27. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997

28. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997

29. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997

30. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 1997

31. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 1997 and 1992

32. Hogs and Pigs - Sales: 1997 and 1992

33. Hogs and Pigs - Litters Farrowed: 1997 and 1992

34. Hogs and Pigs Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997

35. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1997

36. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1997

37. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Shorn, and Sales: 1997 and 1992

38. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Shorn, and Sales by Size of Flock: 1997

39. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older - Inventory, Shorn, and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1997

40. Other Livestock and Livestock Products - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

41. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Non-Irrigated: 1997

42. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1997 and 1992

43. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1997 and 1992

44. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of Sales: 1997 and 1992

45. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1997

46. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1997

47. Summary by Type of Organization: 1997

48. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1997

49. Summary by Size of Farm: 1997

50. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1997

51. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 1997

52. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1997

1. County Summary Highlights: 1997

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 1997 and 1992

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1997 and 1992

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other Farm- Related Income, Direct Sales, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1997 and 1992

5. Hired Farm Labor-Workers and Payroll: 1997

6. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 1997 and 1992

7. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1997 and 1992

8. Irrigation: 1997 and 1992

9. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1997 and 1992

10. Agricultural Chemicals Used,Including Fertilizer: 1997 and 1992

11. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1997 and 1992

12. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1997 and 1992

13. Selected Crops Harvested: 1997 and 1992

14. Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

15. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1997 and 1992

16. Poultry - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

17. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Shorn, and Sales: 1997 and 1992

18. Horses and Ponies - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

19. Milk Goats - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

20. Angora Goats - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

21. Mink and Their Pelts - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

22. Colonies of Bees and Honey - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

23. Fish Sales: 1997 and 1992

24. Miscellaneous Poultry - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

25. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

26. Grains - Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1997 and 1992

27. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1997 and 1992

28. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1997 and 1992

29. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1997 and 1992

30. Land in Orchards: 1997 and 1992

31. Fruits and Nuts: 1997 and 1992

32. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1997 and 1992

33. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1997 and 1992

34. Other Crops: 1997 and 1992

35. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1997 and 1992

36. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1997 and 1992

37. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1997 and 1992

38. Operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin: 1997 and 1992

39. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1997 and 1992

1. Virginia

2. Accomack

3. Albemarle

4. Alleghany

5. Amelia

6. Amherst

7. Appomattox

8. Arlington

9. Augusta

10. Bath

11. Bedford

12. Bland

13. Botetourt

14. Brunswick

15. Buchanan

16. Buckingham

17. Campbell

18. Caroline

19. Carroll

20. Charles City

21. Charlotte

22. Chesterfield

23. Clarke

24. Craig

25. Culpeper

26. Cumberland

27. Dickenson

28. Dinwiddie

29. Essex

30. Fairfax

31. Fauquier

32. Floyd

33. Fluvanna

34. Franklin

35. Frederick

36. Giles

37. Gloucester

38. Goochland

39. Grayson

40. Greene

41. Greensville

42. Halifax

43. Hanover

44. Henrico

45. Henry

46. Highland

47. Isle of Wight

48. James City

49. King and Queen

50. King George

51. King William

52. Lancaster

53. Lee

54. Loudoun

55. Louisa

56. Lunenburg

57. Madison

58. Mathews

59. Mecklenburg

60. Middlesex

61. Montgomery

62. Nelson

63. New Kent

64. Northampton

65. Northumberland

66. Nottoway

67. Orange

68. Page

69. Patrick

70. Pittsylvania

71. Powhatan

72. Prince Edward

73. Prince George

74. Prince William

75. Pulaski

76. Rappahannock

77. Richmond

78. Roanoke

79. Rockbridge

80. Rockingham

81. Russell

82. Scott

83. Shenandoah

84. Smyth

85. Southampton

86. Spotsylvania

87. Stafford

88. Surry

89. Sussex

90. Tazewell

91. Warren

92. Washington

93. Westmoreland

94. Wise

95. Wythe

96. York

97. Chesapeake

98. Suffolk

99. Virginia Beach

1. Virginia

2. Accomack

3. Albemarle

4. Alleghany

5. Amelia

6. Amherst

7. Appomattox

8. Arlington

9. Augusta

10. Bath

11. Bedford

12. Bland

13. Botetourt

14. Brunswick

15. Buchanan

16. Buckingham

17. Campbell

18. Caroline

19. Carroll

20. Charles City

21. Charlotte

22. Chesapeake

23. Chesterfield

24. Clarke

25. Craig

26. Culpeper

27. Cumberland

28. Dickenson

29. Dinwiddie

30. Essex

31. Faifax

32. Fauquier

33. Floyd

34. Fluvanna

35. Franklin

36. Frederick

37. Files

38. Gloucester

39. Goochland

40. Grayson

41. Greene

42. Greensville

43. Halifax

44. Hanover

45. Henrico

46. Henry

47. Highland

48. Isle of Wight

49. James City

50. King and Queen

51. King George

52. King William

53. Lancaster

54. Lee

55. Loudon

56. Louisa

57. Lunenburg

58. Madison

59. Mathews

60. Mecklenburg

61. Middlesex

62. Montgomery

63. Nelson

64. New Kent

65. Northampton

66. Nothumberland

67. Nottoway

68. Orange

69. Page

70. Patrick

71. Pittsylvania

72. Powhatan

73. Prince Edward

74. Prince George

75. Prince William

76. Pulaski

77. Rappahannock

78. Richmond

79. Roanoke

80. Rockbridge

81. Rockingham

82. Russell

83. Scott

84. Shenandoah

85. Smyth

86. Southampton

87. Spotsylvania

88. Stafford

89. Suffolk

90. Surry

91. Sussex

92. Tazewell

93. Warren

94. Washington

95. Westmoreland

96. Wise

97. Wythe

98. York

99. Virginia Beach

1. General Explanation

2. American Indian Farm Operations

3. Statistical Methodology

4. Report Forms

5. Conversion from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification System

6. Units of Weights, Measures, and Metric Converstion Factors

7. Index