1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 67 81 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 263 21 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 959 525 377 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 680 1 979 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 976 46 255 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 63 79 acres.. 15 217 14 582 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 57 76 acres.. 14 376 12 336 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 189 3 791 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 441 46 807 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 018 2 774 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 171 1 017 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 5 $100,000 or more .................... 11 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 541 3 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 774 37 764 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 38 39 Other ............................... 29 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 29 39 200 days or more ................... 16 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 14 23 number.. 547 1 425 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 18 number.. 248 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 23 number.. 369 902 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 3 number.. 78 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. 56 504 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 21 acres.. 3 847 3 167 bushels.. 404 241 396 125 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 30 acres.. 4 115 2 957 bushels.. 249 224 160 440 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 45 acres.. 8 254 6 682 bushels.. 152 361 212 309 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 27 37 acres.. 752 1 332 tons, dry.. 1 365 2 330 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 6 17 @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.