1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 198 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 33 679 37 044 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 470 924 351 250 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 599 2 306 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 496 22 051 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 172 190 acres.. 18 293 18 143 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 151 164 acres.. 7 632 8 474 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 22 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 450 4 418 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 475 21 343 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 411 492 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 039 3 927 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 2 $100,000 or more .................... 6 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 184 4 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 134 22 303 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 97 89 Other ............................... 101 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 109 124 200 days or more ................... 63 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 157 160 number.. 8 912 8 804 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 139 number.. 3 932 4 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 483 622 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 158 number.. 4 508 4 123 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 8 number.. 179 997 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. 185 1 523 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 15 number.. 869 835 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 25 acres.. 295 1 067 bushels.. 28 426 114 127 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 41 49 bushels.. 2 074 1 870 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 139 147 acres.. 6 948 6 689 tons, dry.. 12 644 13 711 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 14 acres.. 38 87 @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.