1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAYSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 854 871 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 312 136 320 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 251 186 299 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 462 1 150 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 974 19 969 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 220 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 327 332 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 767 796 acres.. 64 519 65 672 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 687 712 acres.. 22 840 21 588 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 10 acres.. 427 13 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 314 16 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 616 19 395 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 075 2 128 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 239 14 765 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 208 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 171 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 178 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 163 178 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 32 $100,000 or more .................... 40 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 790 12 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 318 14 330 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 321 348 Other ............................... 533 523 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 560 538 200 days or more ................... 403 411 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 595 654 number.. 33 917 33 846 Beef cows ..................farms.. 458 487 number.. 13 307 12 942 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 58 number.. 2 306 2 299 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 621 647 number.. 21 693 21 564 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 12 number.. 17 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. 26 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 32 number.. 1 032 1 184 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 19 number.. 313 287 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 10 acres.. 289 460 bushels.. 25 641 43 120 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 174 322 acres.. 292 565 pounds.. 492 550 956 528 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 555 572 acres.. 19 171 19 021 tons, dry.. 43 379 36 042 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 13 76 @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.