1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 190 212 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 030 86 247 Average size of farm .......acres.. 463 407 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 739 887 686 576 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 558 1 661 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 664 91 349 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 176 197 acres.. 61 409 59 877 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 184 acres.. 54 891 53 206 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 13 acres.. 1 655 767 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 025 38 453 Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 922 181 380 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 283 22 592 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 742 15 861 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 26 $100,000 or more .................... 73 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 683 31 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 800 148 306 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 148 Other ............................... 65 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 72 80 200 days or more ................... 53 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 74 70 number.. 5 018 5 052 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 64 number.. (D) 2 655 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 71 67 number.. 2 358 2 871 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 35 number.. 66 755 62 135 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 35 number.. 119 434 95 883 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. 59 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 12 number.. 2 948 500 3 130 679 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 146 acres.. 10 919 16 156 bushels.. 764 408 1 819 035 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 73 83 acres.. 8 305 6 875 bushels.. 461 394 326 247 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 118 126 acres.. 12 977 14 393 bushels.. 288 351 466 776 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 129 160 acres.. 13 075 14 867 pounds.. 35 274 773 37 888 651 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 20 15 acres.. 1 061 999 tons, dry.. 3 083 3 032 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 4 14 @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.