1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 294 338 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 163 84 677 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 330 987 220 808 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 136 841 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 026 31 637 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 275 324 acres.. 32 599 35 411 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 239 301 acres.. 17 626 18 902 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 74 acres.. 1 612 1 660 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 063 15 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 439 46 814 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 256 10 996 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 807 4 827 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 22 $100,000 or more .................... 41 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 323 11 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 317 32 717 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 148 176 Other ............................... 146 162 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 174 200 days or more ................... 101 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 143 168 number.. 8 295 9 424 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 150 number.. 4 022 4 044 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 11 number.. 768 1 019 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 162 number.. 3 424 4 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 33 number.. (D) 5 390 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 29 number.. (D) 17 608 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 12 number.. 175 265 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) 21 780 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 38 acres.. 540 1 145 bushels.. 38 098 92 169 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 74 acres.. 2 310 2 270 bushels.. 92 261 98 279 Tobacco ......................farms.. 113 174 acres.. 2 911 2 871 pounds.. 6 548 781 5 756 085 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 91 acres.. 4 817 5 292 bushels.. 110 855 140 466 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 171 acres.. 6 769 7 123 tons, dry.. 13 219 16 836 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 3 acres.. 36 28 @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.