1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 521 471 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 926 115 295 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 539 155 545 091 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 598 2 327 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 400 38 938 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 199 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 438 acres.. 72 199 72 564 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 381 365 acres.. 43 369 44 440 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 14 acres.. 680 351 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 582 24 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 424 51 080 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 610 8 946 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 972 15 112 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 25 $100,000 or more .................... 39 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 462 21 969 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 274 46 644 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 242 228 Other ............................... 279 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 301 276 200 days or more ................... 211 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 351 344 number.. 30 821 32 625 Beef cows ..................farms.. 309 294 number.. 12 263 11 823 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 29 number.. 3 556 3 364 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 345 333 number.. 15 119 14 791 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 24 number.. 166 1 304 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 19 number.. 164 1 489 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 26 number.. 1 656 957 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 19 number.. 519 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 84 acres.. 6 606 7 745 bushels.. 496 684 782 564 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 33 acres.. 1 330 2 461 bushels.. 68 462 131 712 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 27 acres.. 4 258 2 750 bushels.. 124 749 97 165 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 319 336 acres.. 27 041 25 363 tons, dry.. 49 031 50 809 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 9 acres.. 62 77 @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.