1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 229 232 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 789 51 442 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 591 103 437 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 136 2 010 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 297 38 131 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 199 203 acres.. 25 502 27 288 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 158 169 acres.. 15 286 15 817 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 22 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 857 4 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 942 20 480 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 012 1 760 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 844 2 991 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 5 $100,000 or more .................... 10 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 764 4 496 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 172 19 377 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 91 Other ............................... 136 141 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 136 200 days or more ................... 93 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 163 number.. 8 464 8 303 Beef cows ..................farms.. 146 150 number.. (D) 4 174 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 465 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 157 number.. 5 401 3 287 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 14 number.. (D) 366 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) 317 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 19 110 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 616 781 483 651 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 21 acres.. 2 094 2 955 bushels.. 206 731 302 965 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 18 acres.. 1 833 1 837 bushels.. 101 620 87 244 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 15 acres.. 3 115 2 800 bushels.. 104 917 64 835 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 157 acres.. 9 177 8 402 tons, dry.. 17 664 14 781 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 28 16 @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.