1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 159 145 Land in farms ..................acres.. 20 151 17 392 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 120 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 846 320 368 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 952 2 308 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 537 34 766 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 138 131 acres.. 10 384 8 920 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 107 109 acres.. 6 472 5 569 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 19 acres.. 246 373 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 543 7 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 730 48 373 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 131 4 490 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 412 2 524 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 6 $100,000 or more .................... 13 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 444 5 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 788 37 623 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 52 50 Other ............................... 107 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 86 200 days or more ................... 72 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 57 number.. 1 967 1 175 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 52 number.. 1 099 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 54 number.. 754 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 12 number.. 292 444 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 11 number.. 255 528 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 84 282 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 8 number.. (D) 526 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 1 624 600 1 557 078 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 15 acres.. 393 611 bushels.. 25 995 81 652 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 15 acres.. 690 867 bushels.. 46 771 53 898 Tobacco ......................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 144 134 pounds.. 464 100 344 963 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 23 acres.. 1 878 2 073 bushels.. 44 277 68 469 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 68 acres.. 2 417 1 713 tons, dry.. 3 060 2 643 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 10 acres.. 10 39 @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.