1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 568 536 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 926 98 142 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 466 257 539 756 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 640 2 943 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 284 32 442 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 509 495 acres.. 60 367 58 494 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 436 418 acres.. 34 668 34 585 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 23 acres.. 185 112 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 530 23 655 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 144 44 132 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 294 16 429 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 236 7 226 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 17 $100,000 or more .................... 41 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 846 19 605 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 363 36 508 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 243 249 Other ............................... 325 287 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 290 200 days or more ................... 251 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 361 352 number.. 18 234 19 078 Beef cows ..................farms.. 307 301 number.. 9 022 9 287 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 23 number.. 716 758 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 364 343 number.. 10 735 10 250 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 37 number.. 1 403 1 612 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 32 number.. 2 547 2 968 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 29 number.. 596 875 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 30 number.. 714 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 95 acres.. 3 053 2 644 bushels.. 198 292 261 980 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 33 acres.. 584 811 bushels.. 32 774 44 915 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 3 acres.. 872 210 bushels.. 21 463 6 840 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 354 338 acres.. 19 665 20 030 tons, dry.. 32 086 35 982 Land in orchards..............farms.. 82 89 acres.. 9 670 9 743 @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.