1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUCHANAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 70 102 Land in farms ..................acres.. 6 303 8 627 Average size of farm .......acres.. 90 85 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) (D) Average per acre .........dollars.. (D) (D) Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 451 (D) Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 66 94 acres.. 1 940 2 425 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 53 88 acres.. 505 733 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 341 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 874 6 130 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 200 390 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 141 235 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 1 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. (D) 353 Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) 3 465 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 15 36 Other ............................... 55 66 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 46 61 200 days or more ................... 41 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 50 56 number.. 759 803 Beef cows ..................farms.. 38 42 number.. 396 435 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 10 number.. 7 31 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 44 47 number.. 377 458 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 10 number.. 17 24 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 13 number.. 59 238 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 5 acres.. 7 12 bushels.. 927 1 480 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 29 61 acres.. 39 105 pounds.. 71 896 187 363 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 48 acres.. 459 624 tons, dry.. 1 147 1 077 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 4 @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.