1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 351 344 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 260 85 954 Average size of farm .......acres.. 254 250 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 169 263 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 395 1 173 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 373 40 798 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 320 320 acres.. 43 673 39 453 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 255 285 acres.. 30 455 26 967 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 63 acres.. 2 149 1 447 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 143 16 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 691 48 911 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 845 11 833 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 298 4 992 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 24 $100,000 or more .................... 41 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 182 12 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 404 35 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 164 Other ............................... 197 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 184 200 days or more ................... 113 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 139 139 number.. 6 612 7 599 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 125 number.. 2 980 3 093 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 670 840 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 135 number.. 3 217 2 884 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 28 number.. 2 259 6 746 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 30 number.. 4 273 13 613 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 237 629 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 53 acres.. 2 059 2 596 bushels.. 154 768 269 249 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 70 acres.. 4 156 3 530 bushels.. 223 432 165 693 Tobacco ......................farms.. 91 121 acres.. 1 748 1 627 pounds.. 4 467 048 3 849 724 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 107 128 acres.. 12 761 11 422 bushels.. 244 404 349 454 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 28 37 acres.. 2 772 2 535 pounds.. 6 298 152 7 141 425 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 134 133 acres.. 5 004 4 697 tons, dry.. 8 633 9 016 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 14 10 @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.