1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 370 335 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 854 66 034 Average size of farm .......acres.. 205 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 399 178 835 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 576 880 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 350 25 825 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 144 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 340 316 acres.. 38 475 31 929 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 271 acres.. 18 014 14 459 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 9 acres.. (D) 72 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 084 15 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 876 46 361 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 875 522 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 209 15 009 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 2 $100,000 or more .................... 29 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 248 13 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 212 39 782 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 168 154 Other ............................... 202 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 182 200 days or more ................... 142 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 282 255 number.. 16 842 14 841 Beef cows ..................farms.. 255 232 number.. 8 702 7 592 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 9 number.. 297 361 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 242 number.. 7 086 6 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 21 number.. 14 309 2 104 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 18 number.. 46 120 3 982 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 11 number.. 203 693 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 17 number.. 62 223 62 255 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 22 20 number.. 4 507 627 7 401 719 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 34 acres.. 392 961 bushels.. 29 168 64 586 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 14 acres.. 326 331 bushels.. 22 090 9 611 Tobacco ......................farms.. 9 15 acres.. 20 38 pounds.. 33 543 50 205 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 255 acres.. 16 604 12 875 tons, dry.. 29 640 23 310 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 11 19 @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.