1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 890 935 Land in farms ..................acres.. 158 735 166 477 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 879 244 415 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 534 1 307 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 291 36 517 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 154 50 to 179 acres ..................... 420 431 180 to 499 acres .................... 192 234 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 815 884 acres.. 81 721 82 657 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 723 797 acres.. 44 127 43 391 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 99 acres.. 1 748 1 223 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 924 40 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 982 42 910 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 544 7 616 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 380 32 505 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 264 285 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 148 174 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 43 $100,000 or more .................... 105 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 556 31 432 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 333 33 617 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 420 461 Other ............................... 470 474 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 499 496 200 days or more ................... 347 352 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 692 732 number.. 45 508 48 206 Beef cows ..................farms.. 553 567 number.. 13 355 13 737 Milk cows ..................farms.. 95 131 number.. 10 568 12 109 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 689 710 number.. 20 793 16 652 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 25 number.. 426 694 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 17 number.. 603 888 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. 128 112 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 38 number.. 1 003 2 223 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 116 acres.. 1 914 3 137 bushels.. 153 838 290 464 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 66 acres.. 1 208 1 203 bushels.. 61 653 40 921 Tobacco ......................farms.. 95 137 acres.. 1 391 1 467 pounds.. 3 172 407 3 172 184 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 18 acres.. 401 569 bushels.. 10 934 15 518 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 631 673 acres.. 28 943 27 726 tons, dry.. 58 327 58 517 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 45 acres.. 221 693 @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.