1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 339 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 762 85 600 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 236 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 066 216 846 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 086 1 030 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 562 28 007 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 310 345 acres.. 31 239 35 625 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 255 312 acres.. 12 692 13 987 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 53 acres.. 971 1 382 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 473 13 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 592 36 779 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 449 9 060 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 024 4 255 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 16 $100,000 or more .................... 26 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 559 10 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 158 30 048 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 181 Other ............................... 187 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 178 191 200 days or more ................... 135 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 213 number.. 9 395 10 270 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 193 number.. (D) 5 828 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 32 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 209 number.. 4 411 4 239 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 23 number.. (D) 597 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 1 138 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 105 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 41 acres.. 310 498 bushels.. 21 394 31 030 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 56 acres.. 569 1 112 bushels.. 25 885 43 019 Tobacco ......................farms.. 92 138 acres.. 2 361 2 482 pounds.. 5 265 682 5 193 211 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 33 acres.. 1 342 1 567 bushels.. 31 160 35 628 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 199 212 acres.. 8 350 8 833 tons, dry.. 13 760 14 303 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 23 @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.