1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 493 451 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 587 112 944 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 250 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 145 214 206 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 170 913 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 827 36 994 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 175 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 468 437 acres.. 54 452 50 211 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 390 403 acres.. 21 485 19 138 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 92 acres.. 1 839 1 313 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 518 14 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 504 32 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 479 8 697 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 039 5 864 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 29 $100,000 or more .................... 47 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 746 10 289 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 883 22 864 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 234 229 Other ............................... 259 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 265 246 200 days or more ................... 186 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 259 number.. 17 316 16 053 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 208 number.. 8 168 6 813 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 29 number.. 1 069 1 429 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 278 250 number.. 8 741 6 304 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 16 number.. (D) 1 270 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 11 number.. (D) 2 192 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 4 number.. 577 378 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 17 number.. 414 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 67 acres.. 1 157 1 427 bushels.. 78 080 136 129 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 64 94 acres.. 1 717 2 200 bushels.. 75 006 90 484 Tobacco ......................farms.. 162 216 acres.. 2 445 2 411 pounds.. 5 368 165 4 779 067 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 16 acres.. 349 398 bushels.. 12 259 10 608 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 280 252 acres.. 14 952 11 721 tons, dry.. 28 971 23 304 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 21 12 @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.