1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 437 419 Land in farms ..................acres.. 101 455 107 700 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 556 668 482 656 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 364 2 031 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 864 39 803 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 387 384 acres.. 56 097 60 007 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 314 327 acres.. 31 435 31 888 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 9 acres.. 343 247 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 872 20 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 205 48 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 154 5 085 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 718 15 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 24 $100,000 or more .................... 35 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 502 19 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 729 46 001 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 206 Other ............................... 245 213 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 263 244 200 days or more ................... 182 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 317 315 number.. 27 813 28 891 Beef cows ..................farms.. 284 273 number.. 12 114 10 881 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 26 number.. 1 360 2 068 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 306 number.. 14 979 15 791 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 17 number.. 287 2 249 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 16 number.. 412 3 519 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 13 number.. 318 663 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 78 acres.. 4 073 4 030 bushels.. 449 158 440 687 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 20 acres.. 552 630 bushels.. 37 745 31 775 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 19 acres.. 3 004 1 622 bushels.. 108 536 47 008 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 295 acres.. 21 113 22 990 tons, dry.. 37 156 44 182 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 17 acres.. 399 276 @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.