1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KING AND QUEEN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 127 135 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 823 52 508 Average size of farm .......acres.. 400 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 441 928 409 932 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 077 1 119 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 555 55 241 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 117 132 acres.. 33 733 37 132 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 111 124 acres.. 32 038 33 598 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 321 189 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 171 9 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 083 66 955 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 228 7 671 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 943 1 368 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 12 $100,000 or more .................... 21 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 030 7 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 667 57 542 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 67 73 Other ............................... 60 62 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 67 71 200 days or more ................... 45 43 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 34 36 number.. 1 061 1 119 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 31 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 34 number.. 572 435 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 16 number.. (D) 4 514 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 15 number.. (D) 9 170 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 65 63 acres.. 11 669 10 723 bushels.. 1 085 180 1 407 412 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 43 acres.. 7 605 5 908 bushels.. 502 039 329 884 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 75 92 acres.. 16 197 20 174 bushels.. 336 526 593 357 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 33 acres.. 915 1 297 tons, dry.. 1 359 2 477 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 8 @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.