1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 621 612 Land in farms ..................acres.. 140 671 134 474 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 220 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 573 201 727 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 272 935 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 453 28 734 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 289 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 578 585 acres.. 63 120 64 917 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 473 519 acres.. 30 040 31 178 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 53 acres.. 1 033 654 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 613 14 938 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 531 24 409 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 979 5 949 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 634 8 989 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 202 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 27 $100,000 or more .................... 33 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 556 10 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 218 17 659 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 279 277 Other ............................... 342 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 330 200 days or more ................... 252 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 423 442 number.. 27 118 26 942 Beef cows ..................farms.. 378 392 number.. 13 135 12 773 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 31 number.. 1 212 1 412 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 421 430 number.. 12 865 12 039 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 20 number.. 58 923 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 14 number.. 469 813 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 14 number.. 439 553 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 27 number.. 1 127 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 106 acres.. 1 389 2 737 bushels.. 93 643 232 741 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 87 acres.. 1 480 1 972 bushels.. 75 918 77 640 Tobacco ......................farms.. 83 107 acres.. 1 244 1 079 pounds.. 2 715 590 2 305 132 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 43 65 acres.. 1 984 2 670 bushels.. 34 157 57 811 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 406 425 acres.. 21 938 21 400 tons, dry.. 37 033 39 306 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 10 acres.. 18 15 @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.