1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 139 129 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 360 38 940 Average size of farm .......acres.. 262 302 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 093 371 093 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 395 1 141 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 005 61 505 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 132 124 acres.. 25 519 28 301 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 120 121 acres.. 23 416 25 614 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 244 121 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 885 8 391 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 921 65 050 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 393 7 762 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 492 629 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 18 $100,000 or more .................... 23 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 284 6 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 402 51 203 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 73 Other ............................... 70 56 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 69 200 days or more ................... 51 45 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 35 31 number.. 1 334 1 284 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 29 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 27 number.. 533 731 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. 38 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 82 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 65 acres.. 8 420 6 957 bushels.. 870 812 804 162 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 79 acres.. 7 288 6 217 bushels.. 443 683 334 926 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 87 102 acres.. 11 793 13 507 bushels.. 235 195 419 801 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 29 33 acres.. 878 1 196 tons, dry.. 1 949 2 450 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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.