1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 277 329 Land in farms ..................acres.. 185 496 178 469 Average size of farm .......acres.. 670 542 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 029 689 628 598 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 594 1 182 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 941 95 143 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 265 301 acres.. 102 512 107 187 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 238 283 acres.. 90 109 91 366 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 11 acres.. 1 590 987 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 090 56 128 Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 881 170 601 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 023 39 563 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 067 16 565 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 38 $100,000 or more .................... 124 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 487 43 007 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 185 130 721 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 230 Other ............................... 85 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 115 200 days or more ................... 55 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 91 122 number.. 5 628 7 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 105 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 91 122 number.. 2 732 4 413 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 73 number.. 43 891 47 961 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 79 number.. 69 526 77 899 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. 145 530 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 10 number.. (D) 100 568 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 12 number.. 1 424 497 3 763 930 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 137 225 acres.. 10 037 27 866 bushels.. 732 671 3 280 518 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 61 92 acres.. 5 001 6 345 bushels.. 285 798 349 182 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 141 223 acres.. 12 778 20 331 bushels.. 323 971 648 911 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 189 247 acres.. 22 888 30 927 pounds.. 62 716 099 88 905 199 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 19 19 acres.. 897 987 tons, dry.. 2 864 1 644 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 16 51 @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.