1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 106 1 287 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 420 129 296 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 100 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 609 95 497 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 184 1 073 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 649 17 208 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 106 192 10 to 49 acres ...................... 313 374 50 to 179 acres ..................... 498 520 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 172 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 055 1 240 acres.. 62 866 61 161 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 975 1 159 acres.. 21 093 20 275 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 18 acres.. 43 50 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 100 15 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 844 11 939 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 649 8 484 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 450 6 881 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 271 265 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 231 284 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 244 317 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 246 299 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 30 $100,000 or more .................... 12 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 226 9 174 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 334 7 129 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 485 572 Other ............................... 621 715 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 616 690 200 days or more ................... 436 500 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 777 816 number.. 29 185 28 782 Beef cows ..................farms.. 656 703 number.. 14 427 14 696 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 49 number.. 382 544 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 753 765 number.. 15 418 15 691 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 26 number.. 156 226 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 126 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 9 number.. 336 144 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 41 number.. (D) 1 296 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 94 187 acres.. 612 1 209 bushels.. 48 616 107 325 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 643 974 acres.. 2 083 2 624 pounds.. 3 487 725 4 968 613 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 726 715 acres.. 18 432 17 107 tons, dry.. 35 083 31 306 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 15 acres.. 37 34 @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.