1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 032 942 Land in farms ..................acres.. 184 988 195 476 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 917 518 887 413 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 746 4 388 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 753 34 108 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 483 424 50 to 179 acres ..................... 268 235 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 872 836 acres.. 117 122 124 982 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 666 667 acres.. 68 216 69 572 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 39 acres.. 755 848 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 978 26 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 173 28 393 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 044 10 951 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 934 15 795 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 379 323 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 153 180 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 171 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 27 $100,000 or more .................... 52 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 462 30 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 692 32 475 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 395 367 Other ............................... 637 575 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 678 608 200 days or more ................... 477 413 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 525 504 number.. 32 650 34 018 Beef cows ..................farms.. 432 403 number.. 16 667 15 945 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 24 number.. 504 1 479 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 531 512 number.. 15 802 14 656 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 35 number.. 869 1 369 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 28 number.. 1 458 2 028 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 78 71 number.. 1 923 2 578 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 74 70 number.. 2 454 1 941 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 109 129 acres.. 8 683 10 438 bushels.. 615 967 1 006 151 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 76 acres.. 4 544 7 083 bushels.. 242 272 408 068 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 43 29 acres.. 8 856 8 570 bushels.. 276 308 286 976 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 568 569 acres.. 42 720 39 367 tons, dry.. 73 011 72 591 Land in orchards..............farms.. 50 59 acres.. 284 281 @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.