1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PULASKI COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 370 363 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 406 71 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 340 528 280 996 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 414 1 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 945 26 139 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 143 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 330 330 acres.. 40 132 35 645 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 287 283 acres.. 19 299 16 520 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. (D) 9 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 973 11 649 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 062 32 091 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 970 1 059 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 003 10 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 9 $100,000 or more .................... 26 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 904 9 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 471 25 480 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 148 Other ............................... 228 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 228 217 200 days or more ................... 180 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 293 number.. 28 480 22 929 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 235 number.. 11 140 9 346 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 22 number.. 1 376 1 631 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 292 294 number.. 17 058 14 004 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 19 number.. 2 267 2 982 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 19 acres.. 1 092 624 bushels.. 143 020 74 246 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 3 acres.. 279 46 bushels.. 21 680 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 277 270 acres.. 15 550 14 449 tons, dry.. 40 274 32 889 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 24 @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.