1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 834 1 864 Land in farms ..................acres.. 230 409 236 074 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 956 356 837 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 069 2 738 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 140 44 345 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 201 224 10 to 49 acres ...................... 505 513 50 to 179 acres ..................... 777 758 180 to 499 acres .................... 281 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 551 1 567 acres.. 145 433 148 539 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 339 1 349 acres.. 88 370 85 802 Irrigated land .................farms.. 84 63 acres.. 3 104 2 182 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 438 103 370 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 879 199 033 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 821 10 197 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 426 283 360 801 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 270 330 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 215 197 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 231 225 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 226 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 99 $100,000 or more .................... 701 683 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 369 864 309 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 451 166 022 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 024 1 043 Other ............................... 810 821 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 950 966 200 days or more ................... 642 655 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 334 1 413 number.. 111 984 112 921 Beef cows ..................farms.. 807 813 number.. 25 566 24 188 Milk cows ..................farms.. 283 318 number.. 25 477 25 125 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 336 1 402 number.. 67 170 60 182 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 117 number.. 5 035 11 220 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 111 number.. 8 830 24 860 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 122 164 number.. 7 557 21 855 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 111 142 number.. 1 929 828 1 669 929 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 245 230 number.. 117 987 208 76 248 729 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 315 410 acres.. 12 555 16 455 bushels.. 1 341 116 1 737 737 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 80 acres.. 2 269 1 834 bushels.. 143 899 87 732 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 98 52 acres.. 4 442 2 165 bushels.. 170 626 83 508 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 209 1 226 acres.. 51 722 49 610 tons, dry.. 111 228 125 531 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 46 acres.. 1 635 2 150 @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.