1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NOTTOWAY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 317 324 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 190 63 991 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 767 245 019 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 456 1 177 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 982 29 400 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 296 312 acres.. 35 580 30 762 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 246 281 acres.. 16 009 13 830 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 20 acres.. 120 382 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 057 24 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 579 76 131 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 392 3 529 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 664 21 137 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 9 $100,000 or more .................... 37 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 619 20 868 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 581 64 408 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 146 139 Other ............................... 171 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 199 200 days or more ................... 129 136 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 225 number.. 15 367 13 578 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 192 number.. 7 283 5 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 18 number.. 1 180 1 749 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 212 number.. 6 865 5 224 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 19 number.. 52 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 15 number.. 41 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 13 number.. 664 852 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 14 number.. 6 523 408 4 691 685 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 31 acres.. 346 682 bushels.. 26 900 63 471 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 16 acres.. 206 439 bushels.. 8 877 16 981 Tobacco ......................farms.. 38 68 acres.. 876 935 pounds.. 1 666 394 1 538 902 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 29 acres.. 710 821 bushels.. 16 922 18 517 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 220 acres.. 12 815 9 896 tons, dry.. 24 041 19 196 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 11 8 @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.