1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 325 319 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 423 68 326 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 877 322 737 286 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 171 3 381 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 129 33 838 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 275 acres.. 48 181 43 603 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 234 218 acres.. 27 773 24 571 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 113 106 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 056 17 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 174 55 678 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 387 6 939 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 669 10 822 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 19 $100,000 or more .................... 29 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 086 17 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 389 53 643 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 144 Other ............................... 171 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 195 200 days or more ................... 121 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 212 number.. 17 277 18 847 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 175 number.. 7 655 7 641 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 27 number.. 1 105 2 028 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 213 number.. 8 450 7 933 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 21 number.. 957 1 211 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 19 number.. 1 754 2 504 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 38 number.. 2 431 2 527 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 15 number.. (D) 296 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 36 acres.. 3 265 2 069 bushels.. 234 969 231 190 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 22 acres.. 1 254 1 673 bushels.. 68 594 93 764 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 2 017 963 bushels.. 58 405 37 322 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 196 acres.. 17 331 15 137 tons, dry.. 29 502 29 652 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 22 acres.. 2 744 3 296 @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.