1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POWHATAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 208 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 088 43 180 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 445 366 482 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 280 2 032 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 099 33 992 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 191 177 acres.. 19 493 19 337 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 153 152 acres.. 11 867 12 312 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 12 acres.. 113 33 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 867 7 926 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 014 40 646 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 454 881 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 413 7 045 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 7 $100,000 or more .................... 16 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 409 6 885 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 133 35 308 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 87 Other ............................... 117 108 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 108 200 days or more ................... 82 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 128 number.. 7 591 9 387 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 101 number.. 2 334 3 341 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 1 552 1 599 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 123 number.. 3 351 4 104 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 16 number.. (D) 697 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 1 350 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 165 25 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 19 number.. 168 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 18 acres.. 856 1 089 bushels.. 77 693 108 872 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 17 acres.. 431 682 bushels.. 20 618 29 836 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 59 26 pounds.. 88 916 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 15 acres.. 1 081 1 022 bushels.. 25 532 30 519 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 129 acres.. 7 249 7 275 tons, dry.. 15 562 12 744 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 9 10 @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.