1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOTETOURT COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 505 512 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 502 96 833 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 893 259 284 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 870 1 459 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 626 27 424 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 214 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 462 461 acres.. 40 662 41 373 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 405 405 acres.. 20 023 18 689 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 14 acres.. 237 286 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 733 12 549 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 253 24 510 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 772 2 138 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 961 10 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 13 $100,000 or more .................... 21 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 911 11 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 610 22 473 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 211 Other ............................... 286 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 313 200 days or more ................... 227 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 384 408 number.. 23 087 24 284 Beef cows ..................farms.. 332 346 number.. 9 626 9 068 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 33 number.. 1 803 2 021 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 370 405 number.. 11 017 11 494 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 19 number.. 614 940 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 13 number.. 816 1 527 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 11 number.. 746 694 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 30 number.. 550 4 284 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 44 acres.. 883 1 084 bushels.. 84 825 111 154 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 173 163 bushels.. 8 365 7 520 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 377 375 acres.. 17 107 15 461 tons, dry.. 32 818 28 878 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 26 acres.. 515 718 @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.