1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 64 67 Land in farms ..................acres.. 16 392 18 367 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 495 662 501 196 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 935 1 828 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 973 57 813 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 60 64 acres.. 11 647 12 857 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 55 59 acres.. 10 691 11 489 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 407 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 941 3 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 955 50 823 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 789 3 305 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 152 101 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 7 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 702 2 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 219 41 245 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 27 27 Other ............................... 37 40 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 37 40 200 days or more ................... 28 33 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 16 21 number.. 567 422 Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 18 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 16 16 number.. 324 183 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 4 number.. 97 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 22 acres.. 3 329 3 567 bushels.. 235 820 507 557 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 14 acres.. 2 919 1 715 bushels.. 204 198 93 201 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 29 acres.. 5 041 6 041 bushels.. 96 298 183 546 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 25 acres.. 578 650 tons, dry.. 1 025 839 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) @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.