1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 108 111 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 211 24 478 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 524 210 602 779 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 598 2 707 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 482 50 624 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 98 107 acres.. 17 104 17 925 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 82 92 acres.. 16 153 16 401 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 66 53 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 068 4 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 928 42 357 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 839 4 363 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 229 339 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 15 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 917 3 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 604 32 445 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 55 57 Other ............................... 53 54 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 51 66 200 days or more ................... 33 40 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 24 31 number.. 603 699 Beef cows ..................farms.. 16 25 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 20 22 number.. 239 274 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 104 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. 136 107 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 64 161 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. 548 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 37 acres.. 5 939 5 385 bushels.. 465 109 695 419 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 17 acres.. 1 208 976 bushels.. 78 057 51 874 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 48 acres.. 8 352 9 954 bushels.. 182 178 310 688 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 24 33 acres.. 720 901 tons, dry.. 1 024 2 659 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 54 30 @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.