1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 499 1 514 Land in farms ..................acres.. 282 152 287 442 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 650 361 414 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 509 1 850 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 108 34 393 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 151 122 10 to 49 acres ...................... 397 413 50 to 179 acres ..................... 547 555 180 to 499 acres .................... 267 305 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 277 1 288 acres.. 146 588 142 029 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 080 1 100 acres.. 79 565 78 525 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 38 acres.. 2 699 1 608 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 138 673 111 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 510 73 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 690 8 154 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 124 983 102 990 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 303 336 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 222 169 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 258 243 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 285 315 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 65 $100,000 or more .................... 227 238 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 123 270 95 254 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 125 62 957 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 724 727 Other ............................... 775 787 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 850 872 200 days or more ................... 618 628 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 147 1 218 number.. 102 641 105 262 Beef cows ..................farms.. 840 840 number.. 36 610 32 365 Milk cows ..................farms.. 105 145 number.. 10 234 12 056 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 162 1 225 number.. 54 387 57 243 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 97 number.. 833 4 050 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 95 number.. 1 707 7 887 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 128 181 number.. 8 509 12 288 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 58 74 number.. (D) 332 790 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 24 number.. 7 934 301 6 203 535 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 226 287 acres.. 11 674 11 576 bushels.. 1 202 151 1 148 599 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 90 acres.. 2 765 2 427 bushels.. 162 471 136 319 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 63 33 acres.. 2 354 1 241 bushels.. 90 409 40 118 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 000 1 016 acres.. 53 012 50 023 tons, dry.. 119 876 113 620 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 28 acres.. 98 255 @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.