1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 400 1 540 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 535 134 191 Average size of farm .......acres.. 98 87 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 441 100 866 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 071 1 123 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 492 18 064 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 136 219 10 to 49 acres ...................... 417 501 50 to 179 acres ..................... 641 620 180 to 499 acres .................... 182 180 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 350 1 495 acres.. 54 476 54 855 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 258 1 428 acres.. 20 319 19 767 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 24 acres.. 52 110 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 205 16 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 147 10 551 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 288 10 072 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 917 6 176 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 416 390 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 319 372 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 298 339 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 242 305 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 26 $100,000 or more .................... 14 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 215 9 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 582 6 296 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 493 569 Other ............................... 907 971 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 865 895 200 days or more ................... 598 663 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 933 949 number.. 25 520 25 480 Beef cows ..................farms.. 772 781 number.. 13 016 12 200 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 50 number.. 566 797 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 861 839 number.. 12 686 11 943 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 39 number.. 80 265 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 41 249 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 284 1 313 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 64 number.. 687 2 241 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 132 acres.. 413 494 bushels.. 33 720 40 330 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 809 1 151 acres.. 2 321 2 880 pounds.. 4 301 867 5 629 471 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 921 876 acres.. 17 517 16 319 tons, dry.. 36 954 28 537 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 12 acres.. 32 35 @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.