1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KING WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 123 126 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 169 59 326 Average size of farm .......acres.. 457 471 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 705 240 642 827 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 500 1 315 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 385 82 811 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 112 117 acres.. 37 772 40 228 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 100 103 acres.. 34 654 36 189 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 1 243 1 556 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 658 11 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 780 94 129 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 143 9 094 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 515 2 766 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 8 $100,000 or more .................... 27 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 486 9 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 951 77 507 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 59 67 Other ............................... 64 59 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 57 75 200 days or more ................... 43 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 35 46 number.. 2 944 3 622 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 30 number.. 662 629 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 860 1 071 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 39 number.. 1 320 1 357 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 151 267 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 251 380 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 42 40 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. 528 260 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 54 acres.. 10 751 10 855 bushels.. 1 043 166 1 563 205 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 48 acres.. 9 696 7 593 bushels.. 665 709 432 713 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 64 80 acres.. 17 341 19 779 bushels.. 336 876 624 209 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 29 32 acres.. 1 298 1 386 tons, dry.. 2 761 3 959 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 15 11 @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.