1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SMYTH COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 774 839 Land in farms ..................acres.. 125 116 119 973 Average size of farm .......acres.. 162 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 825 146 770 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 232 1 015 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 570 23 236 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 119 10 to 49 acres ...................... 236 255 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 312 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 714 798 acres.. 57 227 55 442 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 652 747 acres.. 23 280 21 918 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 88 56 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 579 19 720 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 295 23 504 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 547 3 981 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 032 15 739 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 144 178 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 169 164 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 30 $100,000 or more .................... 41 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 735 14 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 356 17 323 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 346 Other ............................... 473 493 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 479 490 200 days or more ................... 380 384 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 573 580 number.. 37 161 33 516 Beef cows ..................farms.. 421 431 number.. 14 833 13 640 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 46 number.. 2 388 2 576 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 565 576 number.. 22 060 21 366 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 18 number.. 237 235 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 10 number.. 280 298 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 14 number.. 458 1 118 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 32 number.. 366 1 434 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 73 acres.. 662 1 147 bushels.. 61 817 122 591 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 358 510 acres.. 846 1 071 pounds.. 1 506 615 1 936 305 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.. 519 521 acres.. 19 353 16 942 tons, dry.. 47 356 32 848 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 10 acres.. 84 138 @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.