1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENSVILLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 134 156 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 342 51 374 Average size of farm .......acres.. 435 329 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 422 938 236 760 Average per acre .........dollars.. 963 711 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 761 55 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 129 142 acres.. 39 767 32 494 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 111 125 acres.. 29 571 25 482 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 20 acres.. 268 864 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 465 15 671 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 949 100 457 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 860 11 598 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 606 4 073 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 14 $100,000 or more .................... 42 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 561 13 098 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 925 83 964 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 82 92 Other ............................... 52 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 58 72 200 days or more ................... 40 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 53 60 number.. 1 656 1 799 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 56 number.. (D) 1 024 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 22 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 48 53 number.. 1 295 861 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 33 number.. (D) 19 553 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 32 number.. (D) 43 809 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 61 acres.. 2 008 3 386 bushels.. 134 723 319 786 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 29 acres.. 904 1 294 bushels.. 48 980 68 867 Tobacco ......................farms.. 12 20 acres.. 389 349 pounds.. 1 025 846 857 308 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 80 acres.. 5 693 5 272 bushels.. 119 251 141 254 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 72 90 acres.. 8 384 8 196 pounds.. 20 585 992 22 512 738 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 21 acres.. 1 151 1 089 tons, dry.. 2 732 1 304 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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.