1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 261 259 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 936 32 973 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 567 833 583 398 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 372 4 065 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 690 33 475 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 222 227 acres.. 25 758 21 903 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 165 182 acres.. 18 226 12 565 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 555 56 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 733 5 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 290 21 723 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 890 1 568 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 843 4 058 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 5 $100,000 or more .................... 16 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 774 5 868 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 785 22 656 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 100 Other ............................... 147 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 150 161 200 days or more ................... 103 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 149 number.. 8 164 7 153 Beef cows ..................farms.. 110 111 number.. 3 256 2 615 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 1 116 1 125 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 146 number.. 4 066 3 149 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 8 number.. 99 55 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 92 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 15 number.. 355 360 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 21 number.. 648 530 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 24 acres.. 2 853 2 030 bushels.. 212 759 222 213 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 18 acres.. 833 1 242 bushels.. 35 477 62 929 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 8 acres.. 2 426 817 bushels.. 73 924 24 872 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 166 acres.. 10 295 8 031 tons, dry.. 15 692 14 822 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 6 acres.. 9 15 @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.