1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 235 1 389 Land in farms ..................acres.. 266 879 297 064 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 910 215 309 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 273 986 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 449 39 279 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 219 50 to 179 acres ..................... 545 604 180 to 499 acres .................... 311 354 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 153 1 321 acres.. 123 561 131 438 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 022 1 202 acres.. 58 155 59 095 Irrigated land .................farms.. 244 285 acres.. 7 052 5 651 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 864 56 020 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 663 40 331 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 158 43 050 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 707 12 971 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 340 325 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 178 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 183 238 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 249 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 164 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 110 $100,000 or more .................... 160 153 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 246 39 291 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 778 28 287 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 618 753 Other ............................... 617 636 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 664 684 200 days or more ................... 465 460 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 765 812 number.. 36 046 36 387 Beef cows ..................farms.. 667 717 number.. 17 281 17 318 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 48 number.. 2 171 1 574 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 753 775 number.. 17 200 19 302 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 72 number.. 1 018 4 786 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 40 number.. 8 316 9 595 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 133 110 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 38 number.. 988 733 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 239 acres.. 2 757 3 458 bushels.. 165 276 260 255 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 250 374 acres.. 8 708 10 807 bushels.. 377 871 433 234 Tobacco ......................farms.. 449 658 acres.. 11 132 11 597 pounds.. 24 945 874 24 663 930 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 169 acres.. 2 565 4 649 bushels.. 60 903 117 775 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 740 768 acres.. 31 746 27 359 tons, dry.. 54 825 44 286 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 23 acres.. 67 99 @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.