1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 179 181 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 403 51 604 Average size of farm .......acres.. 310 285 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 524 312 408 652 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 706 1 670 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 814 37 611 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 164 174 acres.. 38 877 35 707 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 146 158 acres.. 33 655 29 631 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 595 724 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 599 8 288 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 799 45 791 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 021 6 334 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 578 1 954 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 14 $100,000 or more .................... 28 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 868 6 838 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 819 37 781 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 79 85 Other ............................... 100 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 101 97 200 days or more ................... 68 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 82 83 number.. 4 488 4 259 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 72 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 76 79 number.. 2 091 2 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 11 number.. 97 446 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 14 number.. 136 578 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 3 number.. 106 76 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. 80 627 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 45 acres.. 7 413 6 101 bushels.. 843 675 636 249 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 47 acres.. 7 296 4 838 bushels.. 493 077 261 039 Tobacco ......................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 10 pounds.. (D) 14 446 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 72 acres.. 19 393 16 641 bushels.. 517 461 512 118 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 99 acres.. 3 479 3 389 tons, dry.. 7 468 7 436 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 67 @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.