1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ACCOMACK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 268 279 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 452 91 568 Average size of farm .......acres.. 345 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 559 840 488 730 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 722 1 561 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 379 93 758 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 227 239 acres.. 74 864 72 423 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 209 230 acres.. 71 493 69 420 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 56 acres.. 9 399 7 889 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 849 71 806 Average per farm .........dollars.. 316 601 257 368 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 146 45 202 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 703 26 604 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 34 $100,000 or more .................... 111 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 145 56 811 Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 950 203 624 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 183 Other ............................... 96 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 121 200 days or more ................... 67 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 18 23 number.. 439 727 Beef cows ..................farms.. 15 23 number.. 162 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 12 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 17 21 number.. 239 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. 991 2 574 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 6 867 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 87 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 61 60 number.. 22 432 410 17 406 205 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 41 acres.. 13 536 6 913 bushels.. 1 460 838 908 427 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 107 110 acres.. 24 764 20 048 bushels.. 1 688 615 1 140 115 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 151 172 acres.. 43 285 48 843 bushels.. 839 129 1 513 782 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 15 acres.. 377 181 tons, dry.. 931 442 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 33 124 @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.