1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AMELIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 336 292 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 483 70 411 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 311 776 293 677 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 367 1 225 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 408 51 101 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 109 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 299 273 acres.. 37 279 35 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 223 236 acres.. 21 795 21 464 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 24 acres.. 716 582 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 543 38 813 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 259 132 921 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 058 3 103 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 485 35 710 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 26 $100,000 or more .................... 62 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 351 33 800 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 925 115 754 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 147 Other ............................... 185 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 155 200 days or more ................... 121 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 186 number.. 13 964 13 299 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 154 number.. 5 351 4 659 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 22 number.. 1 849 2 377 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 193 number.. 10 164 5 718 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 24 number.. 47 348 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 16 number.. 66 542 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 86 300 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 33 23 number.. 13 711 009 10 768 069 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 63 acres.. 1 996 2 348 bushels.. 127 455 232 861 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 43 acres.. 1 154 1 664 bushels.. 53 899 89 757 Tobacco ......................farms.. 25 38 acres.. 563 508 pounds.. 1 142 263 941 233 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 50 63 acres.. 5 283 5 326 bushels.. 97 291 150 770 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 187 183 acres.. 10 405 9 121 tons, dry.. 17 538 22 646 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 30 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.