1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 152 162 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 435 52 469 Average size of farm .......acres.. 371 324 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 730 996 587 417 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 995 1 838 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 389 80 171 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 146 160 acres.. 49 974 44 627 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 144 157 acres.. 46 980 41 617 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 60 acres.. 9 295 6 688 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 597 26 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 929 165 208 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 136 26 602 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 461 162 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 16 $100,000 or more .................... 54 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 156 21 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 596 131 352 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 104 108 Other ............................... 48 54 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 63 59 200 days or more ................... 32 32 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 8 7 number.. 313 235 Beef cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 167 27 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 8 7 number.. 152 187 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 2 number.. 189 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 0 number.. 43 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 46 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 88 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 18 acres.. 2 647 1 195 bushels.. 278 150 144 930 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 81 acres.. 19 621 13 075 bushels.. 1 306 573 769 562 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 110 114 acres.. 24 925 23 231 bushels.. 501 273 777 091 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 219 283 pounds.. 534 300 875 004 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 6 6 acres.. 71 107 tons, dry.. 100 203 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 29 (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.