1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 604 645 Land in farms ..................acres.. 166 821 167 858 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 448 224 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 197 946 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 612 37 628 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 553 619 acres.. 83 339 83 035 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 491 558 acres.. 40 214 35 407 Irrigated land .................farms.. 132 173 acres.. 4 637 3 787 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 948 31 879 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 450 49 425 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 773 23 381 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 175 8 498 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 59 $100,000 or more .................... 103 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 558 21 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 281 32 954 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 312 356 Other ............................... 292 289 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 291 315 200 days or more ................... 194 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 371 412 number.. 27 828 26 059 Beef cows ..................farms.. 330 376 number.. 13 823 12 933 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 18 number.. 1 593 1 731 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 365 397 number.. 13 037 11 148 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 31 number.. 1 094 1 795 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 29 number.. (D) 2 727 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 268 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 27 number.. (D) 33 020 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 98 acres.. 916 1 520 bushels.. 62 655 118 036 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 92 143 acres.. 2 838 3 660 bushels.. 126 786 141 100 Tobacco ......................farms.. 233 304 acres.. 6 716 5 629 pounds.. 15 266 937 12 228 156 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 72 102 acres.. 7 740 7 474 bushels.. 195 637 223 150 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 379 acres.. 21 565 16 383 tons, dry.. 39 034 28 877 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 15 acres.. 16 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.