1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 312 304 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 927 68 584 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 020 285 706 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 232 1 164 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 684 28 103 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 113 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 291 293 acres.. 34 934 33 794 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 234 261 acres.. 16 604 15 175 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 10 acres.. 351 117 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 521 11 816 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 336 38 868 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 849 2 819 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 672 8 997 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 10 $100,000 or more .................... 25 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 244 11 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 155 36 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 141 165 Other ............................... 171 139 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 144 200 days or more ................... 115 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 178 number.. 16 385 13 319 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 159 number.. 7 087 5 739 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. 1 197 1 530 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 187 173 number.. 7 319 5 945 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 16 number.. 11 350 274 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. 22 430 367 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 47 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 8 number.. 1 646 594 1 694 340 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 52 acres.. 896 1 298 bushels.. 50 249 125 892 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 40 acres.. 534 1 003 bushels.. 23 021 40 060 Tobacco ......................farms.. 39 75 acres.. 324 676 pounds.. 600 365 1 140 413 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 15 acres.. (D) 402 bushels.. (D) 11 573 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 195 196 acres.. 12 937 10 080 tons, dry.. 22 415 23 116 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 11 acres.. 32 56 @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.