1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 248 237 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 048 61 669 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 454 289 619 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 510 1 078 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 942 34 507 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 229 218 acres.. 28 674 30 531 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 195 187 acres.. 13 014 12 321 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 368 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 971 27 236 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 689 114 920 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 915 994 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 056 26 242 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 40 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 381 21 747 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 565 91 374 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 119 Other ............................... 139 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 133 200 days or more ................... 103 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 171 number.. 13 062 13 757 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 153 number.. 7 046 6 794 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 10 number.. 676 961 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 171 number.. 7 124 10 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 19 number.. 305 992 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 16 number.. 1 239 2 243 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 89 861 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) 259 552 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 29 number.. 8 964 869 10 532 078 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 38 acres.. 942 986 bushels.. 76 478 82 131 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 17 acres.. 416 591 bushels.. 19 265 25 555 Tobacco ......................farms.. 13 19 acres.. 178 92 pounds.. 360 043 145 564 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 225 bushels.. (D) 5 485 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 173 166 acres.. 10 286 9 451 tons, dry.. 20 699 20 608 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 37 28 @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.