1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GILES COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 341 332 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 245 73 097 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 220 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 497 159 191 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 183 692 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 781 20 996 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 304 302 acres.. 28 000 30 476 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 274 263 acres.. 9 545 8 063 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 39 22 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 122 4 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 089 12 207 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 536 485 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 587 3 568 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 6 $100,000 or more .................... 4 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 195 3 160 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 266 9 518 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 140 Other ............................... 199 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 215 194 200 days or more ................... 165 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 277 number.. 12 073 12 425 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 249 number.. 6 163 6 178 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 46 46 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 276 285 number.. 8 083 7 626 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 4 number.. 6 12 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 18 number.. 1 243 823 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) 246 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 28 acres.. 71 177 bushels.. 4 476 15 244 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 260 252 acres.. 9 130 7 516 tons, dry.. 15 165 14 742 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 10 acres.. (D) 202 @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.