1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 58 61 Land in farms ..................acres.. 8 861 9 559 Average size of farm .......acres.. 153 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 526 737 487 307 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 448 3 110 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 495 24 700 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 6 5 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 52 56 acres.. 5 607 4 973 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 44 47 acres.. 4 636 4 215 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 62 82 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 892 2 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 615 39 810 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 505 1 962 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 387 466 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 3 $100,000 or more .................... 5 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 430 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 657 (D) Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 27 28 Other ............................... 31 33 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 30 34 200 days or more ................... 22 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 16 16 number.. 916 906 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 9 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 16 number.. 294 216 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 615 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 1 429 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. 955 1 098 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 12 acres.. 1 363 1 302 bushels.. 135 461 200 040 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 787 652 bushels.. 44 650 28 141 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 12 acres.. 1 965 1 591 bushels.. 31 618 45 280 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 20 acres.. 900 609 tons, dry.. 1 605 1 021 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 13 acres.. 74 147 @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.