1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 154 148 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 403 24 201 Average size of farm .......acres.. 171 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 477 761 454 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 724 2 787 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 034 30 583 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 135 136 acres.. 14 013 14 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 110 120 acres.. 10 877 10 057 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 16 acres.. 94 49 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 835 6 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 866 46 347 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 320 5 834 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 515 1 025 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 6 $100,000 or more .................... 13 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 364 4 980 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 059 33 426 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 54 64 Other ............................... 100 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 91 86 200 days or more ................... 71 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 59 number.. 1 703 1 734 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 54 number.. 958 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 2 number.. 49 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 51 57 number.. 881 1 134 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 2 number.. 71 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 1 number.. 84 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 3 number.. 345 127 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 7 acres.. 1 961 1 697 bushels.. 133 524 227 093 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 17 acres.. 2 445 2 366 bushels.. 139 243 144 425 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 24 acres.. 5 305 5 186 bushels.. 132 500 173 466 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 72 acres.. 2 628 2 089 tons, dry.. 3 509 3 738 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 22 @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.