1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KING GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 139 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 180 37 777 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 571 875 515 447 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 334 1 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 140 40 294 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 130 125 acres.. 20 218 22 453 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 112 118 acres.. 15 936 17 767 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 643 1 317 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 687 5 251 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 719 41 023 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 190 4 694 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 497 557 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 4 $100,000 or more .................... 7 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 020 3 635 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 132 28 402 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 56 54 Other ............................... 83 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 72 200 days or more ................... 56 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 46 number.. 3 025 2 529 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 44 number.. 1 504 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 46 43 number.. 1 276 1 149 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 42 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 29 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 231 209 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 4 number.. 110 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 35 acres.. 4 461 4 833 bushels.. 549 926 519 670 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 32 acres.. 2 276 3 749 bushels.. 155 810 213 067 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 41 acres.. 6 314 7 862 bushels.. 191 054 206 781 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 58 67 acres.. 4 156 3 196 tons, dry.. 6 776 5 250 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 36 56 @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.