1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 288 287 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 430 48 968 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 025 150 520 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 384 1 034 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 347 16 461 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 255 acres.. 23 674 25 518 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 205 199 acres.. 8 998 9 365 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 11 acres.. 565 464 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 016 3 991 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 834 13 908 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 145 1 719 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 871 2 272 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 9 $100,000 or more .................... 10 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 915 3 730 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 068 13 043 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 121 Other ............................... 177 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 156 200 days or more ................... 110 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 200 number.. 6 078 7 469 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 182 number.. 3 164 3 749 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 45 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 190 number.. 4 365 3 755 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) 1 721 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) 2 647 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 13 number.. 146 316 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 19 acres.. 155 810 bushels.. 12 396 83 194 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 315 (D) bushels.. 14 280 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 27 24 acres.. 520 335 pounds.. 1 166 513 670 479 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 5 acres.. 57 (D) bushels.. 1 080 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 161 acres.. 8 030 6 974 tons, dry.. 13 976 10 854 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 26 111 @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.