1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PATRICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 536 556 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 190 79 449 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 649 156 570 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 710 1 205 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 674 24 385 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 169 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 244 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 533 acres.. 36 084 33 668 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 440 484 acres.. 17 436 14 833 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 19 acres.. 497 226 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 312 11 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 837 20 135 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 900 5 590 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 413 5 605 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 198 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 23 $100,000 or more .................... 21 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 524 8 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 597 15 667 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 214 Other ............................... 313 342 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 322 200 days or more ................... 240 225 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 350 358 number.. 16 033 14 617 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 316 number.. 6 697 6 476 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 21 number.. 1 388 1 507 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 339 341 number.. 7 517 6 767 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 24 number.. (D) 1 441 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 16 number.. (D) 1 932 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 207 170 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 24 number.. (D) 548 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 101 acres.. 1 148 1 983 bushels.. 101 313 183 272 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 17 acres.. 122 127 bushels.. 7 010 4 172 Tobacco ......................farms.. 52 90 acres.. 952 870 pounds.. 1 935 639 1 722 803 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 10 acres.. 197 105 bushels.. 7 482 2 549 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 352 373 acres.. 13 191 10 026 tons, dry.. 22 564 18 480 Land in orchards..............farms.. 48 62 acres.. 744 812 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (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.