1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 198 1 227 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 946 200 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 060 197 561 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 877 1 206 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 852 24 293 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 275 260 50 to 179 acres ..................... 535 588 180 to 499 acres .................... 262 266 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 103 1 129 acres.. 101 933 103 238 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 962 996 acres.. 46 636 49 258 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 25 acres.. 565 184 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 755 20 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 490 16 903 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 483 2 557 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 272 18 182 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 348 357 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 268 272 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 283 265 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 188 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 28 $100,000 or more .................... 39 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 527 16 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 643 13 726 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 474 511 Other ............................... 724 716 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 705 720 200 days or more ................... 513 559 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 954 1 041 number.. 52 043 55 814 Beef cows ..................farms.. 840 926 number.. 24 769 26 957 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 64 number.. 3 490 4 213 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 959 1 024 number.. 23 866 24 565 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 36 number.. 808 860 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 17 number.. 1 384 1 847 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 28 number.. 578 871 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 38 number.. 461 865 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 77 acres.. 399 1 919 bushels.. 27 361 184 096 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 21 acres.. 631 525 bushels.. 35 633 20 394 Tobacco ......................farms.. 12 20 acres.. 85 140 pounds.. 161 832 244 119 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 3 acres.. 130 (D) bushels.. 2 610 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 915 940 acres.. 42 884 42 586 tons, dry.. 76 312 80 960 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 38 acres.. 314 524 @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.