1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 026 1 103 Land in farms ..................acres.. 153 111 160 973 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 730 124 968 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 184 908 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 022 17 052 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 283 324 50 to 179 acres ..................... 441 457 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 973 1 047 acres.. 61 505 55 610 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 899 993 acres.. 21 527 20 095 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 20 acres.. 141 95 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 600 19 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 128 17 707 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 765 7 000 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 834 12 531 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 200 181 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 176 199 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 230 276 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 260 290 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 37 $100,000 or more .................... 29 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 245 11 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 934 10 714 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 442 495 Other ............................... 584 608 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 598 580 200 days or more ................... 408 396 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 791 855 number.. 40 830 43 762 Beef cows ..................farms.. 654 720 number.. 18 774 21 241 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 83 number.. 868 1 066 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 766 819 number.. 26 383 25 346 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 48 number.. 603 183 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 129 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 35 number.. 1 255 4 031 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 55 number.. 375 1 106 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 86 acres.. 117 260 bushels.. 9 130 20 363 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 623 792 acres.. 1 678 1 958 pounds.. 3 122 911 4 056 908 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 711 725 acres.. 19 883 17 818 tons, dry.. 41 841 37 392 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 6 acres.. 17 7 @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.