1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLUVANNA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 256 263 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 911 58 326 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 433 384 253 006 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 937 1 220 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 762 29 402 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 233 239 acres.. 25 582 23 572 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 196 acres.. 13 033 11 337 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 54 49 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 281 4 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 536 17 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 787 584 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 495 3 966 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 6 $100,000 or more .................... 7 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 553 4 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 785 16 334 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 106 Other ............................... 148 157 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 164 200 days or more ................... 112 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 179 number.. 9 772 10 158 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 159 number.. 5 016 4 332 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 4 24 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 169 number.. 5 028 4 390 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 10 number.. 157 266 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 6 number.. 154 193 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 10 number.. 217 364 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 24 number.. 313 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 26 acres.. 436 632 bushels.. 38 153 49 623 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 17 acres.. 305 550 bushels.. 18 525 21 493 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 398 bushels.. (D) 7 730 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 180 174 acres.. 11 807 9 348 tons, dry.. 21 036 17 187 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 13 acres.. 27 43 @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.