1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHARLES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 59 66 Land in farms ..................acres.. (D) 28 827 Average size of farm .......acres.. (D) 437 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 736 705 653 483 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 471 1 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 709 79 620 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 54 63 acres.. (D) 18 101 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 40 50 acres.. (D) 16 605 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 464 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 643 5 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 597 81 633 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 973 5 137 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 671 251 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 0 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 19 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 933 4 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 555 64 155 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 28 35 Other ............................... 31 31 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 31 34 200 days or more ................... 23 22 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 20 24 number.. 896 1 059 Beef cows ..................farms.. 16 23 number.. 372 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 17 23 number.. 324 271 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 87 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 145 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 20 acres.. 5 180 4 870 bushels.. 433 841 622 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 22 acres.. 6 449 5 641 bushels.. 452 421 357 451 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 23 acres.. 9 028 9 089 bushels.. 176 276 294 150 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 23 acres.. 603 1 186 tons, dry.. 852 1 985 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 35 @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.