1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 940 1 042 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 816 232 852 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 465 180 038 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 015 827 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 582 28 626 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 393 446 180 to 499 acres .................... 239 235 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 908 1 016 acres.. 92 098 95 381 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 818 937 acres.. 37 960 36 971 Irrigated land .................farms.. 178 146 acres.. 3 990 2 482 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 179 33 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 743 32 047 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 846 28 371 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 333 5 021 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 130 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 177 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 238 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 90 $100,000 or more .................... 111 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 915 22 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 599 21 151 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 505 599 Other ............................... 435 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 449 484 200 days or more ................... 301 323 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 457 498 number.. 21 566 20 568 Beef cows ..................farms.. 405 460 number.. 11 920 11 565 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 26 number.. 529 473 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 445 452 number.. 10 776 8 783 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 70 number.. 10 359 3 725 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 39 number.. 41 567 6 312 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 10 number.. (D) 292 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 55 number.. 482 1 153 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 94 199 acres.. 2 414 3 455 bushels.. 145 805 211 018 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 215 295 acres.. 5 849 6 833 bushels.. 245 194 282 117 Tobacco ......................farms.. 516 651 acres.. 9 034 8 388 pounds.. 19 196 993 16 901 418 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 70 96 acres.. 2 445 2 554 bushels.. 55 625 68 015 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 455 463 acres.. 18 673 15 820 tons, dry.. 30 444 23 771 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 16 acres.. 16 44 @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.