1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 122 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 151 41 290 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 323 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 475 404 455 510 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 616 1 395 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 779 77 787 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 118 124 acres.. 30 963 33 745 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 110 119 acres.. 29 733 30 066 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 645 7 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 056 62 206 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 491 7 586 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 154 376 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 17 $100,000 or more .................... 25 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 597 6 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 787 54 820 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 76 Other ............................... 48 52 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 59 60 200 days or more ................... 35 39 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 16 20 number.. 604 682 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 11 number.. 253 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 17 19 number.. 291 271 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 2 804 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 2 number.. 170 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 78 acres.. 10 089 8 507 bushels.. 1 181 201 1 029 812 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 93 acres.. 10 369 10 398 bushels.. 669 482 571 608 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 81 99 acres.. 17 165 17 363 bushels.. 418 612 544 034 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 23 17 acres.. 570 316 tons, dry.. 1 343 725 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 10 @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.