1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 957 925 Land in farms ..................acres.. 239 034 235 533 Average size of farm .......acres.. 250 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 968 756 825 429 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 787 3 406 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 108 37 440 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 286 270 50 to 179 acres ..................... 328 333 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 797 808 acres.. 121 563 119 595 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 608 620 acres.. 70 688 69 265 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 27 acres.. 2 865 598 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 474 37 776 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 607 40 838 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 479 7 429 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 995 30 346 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 325 299 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 144 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 154 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 50 $100,000 or more .................... 73 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 831 40 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 618 43 560 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 456 450 Other ............................... 501 475 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 521 529 200 days or more ................... 335 347 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 577 575 number.. 58 969 61 860 Beef cows ..................farms.. 451 448 number.. 23 703 24 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 68 number.. 5 801 6 380 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 579 570 number.. 32 782 32 557 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 47 number.. 461 849 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 34 number.. 538 878 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 34 number.. 1 650 2 503 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 59 70 number.. 1 588 2 368 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 95 121 acres.. 9 123 11 404 bushels.. 803 327 1 368 516 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 54 acres.. 1 524 3 669 bushels.. 66 888 191 753 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 46 acres.. 7 722 4 629 bushels.. 283 024 154 168 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 536 533 acres.. 42 264 43 462 tons, dry.. 80 962 85 769 Land in orchards..............farms.. 44 59 acres.. 415 697 @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.