1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 APPOMATTOX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 353 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 643 78 691 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 100 334 798 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 014 1 286 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 771 33 684 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 336 333 acres.. 38 610 42 079 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 298 acres.. 16 445 19 270 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 59 79 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 764 6 889 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 161 19 626 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 890 1 261 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 874 5 627 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 7 $100,000 or more .................... 15 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 905 6 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 895 18 530 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 133 Other ............................... 211 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 229 200 days or more ................... 163 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 262 280 number.. 17 441 18 024 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 251 number.. 9 030 9 033 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 19 number.. 751 1 121 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 280 number.. 8 065 6 489 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 10 number.. 111 175 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. 103 579 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 6 number.. 187 431 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 81 acres.. 538 1 881 bushels.. 37 770 151 511 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 46 acres.. 641 1 581 bushels.. 28 454 58 795 Tobacco ......................farms.. 16 20 acres.. 153 160 pounds.. 273 710 289 628 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 10 acres.. 648 1 409 bushels.. 16 195 39 040 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 276 acres.. 13 738 14 644 tons, dry.. 21 480 26 198 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 31 @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.