1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 541 521 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 829 64 856 Average size of farm .......acres.. 125 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 918 278 485 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 660 2 276 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 006 31 881 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 170 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 449 433 acres.. 39 335 36 964 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 382 364 acres.. 22 031 18 506 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 187 34 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 115 209 70 387 Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 955 135 099 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 305 1 228 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 112 904 69 158 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 26 $100,000 or more .................... 160 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 799 58 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 634 111 799 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 292 289 Other ............................... 249 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 283 251 200 days or more ................... 193 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 375 381 number.. 26 673 24 617 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 321 number.. 11 417 10 177 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 16 number.. 444 702 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 361 375 number.. 14 751 13 114 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 56 number.. 4 946 3 044 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 44 number.. 4 722 4 606 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 35 number.. 1 151 1 947 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 42 number.. 476 973 461 098 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 110 104 number.. 44 498 867 36 405 281 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 127 123 acres.. 3 411 3 601 bushels.. 272 913 357 768 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 29 acres.. 348 569 bushels.. 18 050 27 964 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 8 acres.. 480 112 bushels.. 18 124 4 013 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 344 327 acres.. 15 944 12 825 tons, dry.. 31 680 28 466 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 10 acres.. 16 57 @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.