1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LANCASTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 70 71 Land in farms ..................acres.. 17 199 19 657 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 538 787 328 253 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 193 1 186 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 008 47 823 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 67 68 acres.. 13 650 13 713 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 64 63 acres.. 12 896 11 882 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 291 2 604 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 016 36 679 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 209 2 375 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 229 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 7 $100,000 or more .................... 11 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 086 2 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 086 32 451 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 42 38 Other ............................... 28 33 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 32 38 200 days or more ................... 20 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 5 13 number.. 281 478 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 154 124 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 6 13 number.. 148 272 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 4 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 60 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 38 acres.. 4 179 3 570 bushels.. 429 253 443 682 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 33 acres.. 3 078 2 318 bushels.. 181 260 119 551 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 53 55 acres.. 7 661 7 760 bushels.. 188 516 204 318 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 5 7 acres.. 179 93 tons, dry.. 370 134 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) @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.