1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAIG COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 176 170 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 684 45 451 Average size of farm .......acres.. 260 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 567 232 144 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 251 841 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 154 27 860 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 166 157 acres.. 19 590 17 580 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 146 143 acres.. 7 401 7 533 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 184 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 635 2 581 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 970 15 182 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 265 232 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 370 2 349 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 7 $100,000 or more .................... 4 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 710 2 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 224 13 740 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 78 73 Other ............................... 98 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 97 200 days or more ................... 76 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 138 number.. 7 627 8 185 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 126 number.. 3 699 4 781 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 192 164 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 140 139 number.. 3 781 3 974 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 11 number.. 23 257 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 307 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 229 581 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 10 number.. 304 283 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 18 acres.. 63 285 bushels.. 4 868 23 240 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 137 acres.. 7 245 7 122 tons, dry.. 11 420 11 898 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) @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.