1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 253 256 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 947 52 904 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 526 086 659 993 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 473 2 925 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 661 30 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 238 233 acres.. 24 334 25 638 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 210 209 acres.. 15 280 15 502 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 069 5 920 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 988 23 126 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 229 1 699 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 840 4 221 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 10 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 275 5 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 849 21 416 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 128 Other ............................... 146 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 145 127 200 days or more ................... 110 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 158 151 number.. 10 084 11 015 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 135 number.. 4 455 4 271 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 18 number.. 872 1 119 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 155 148 number.. 3 949 3 867 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 15 number.. 119 420 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) 511 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 129 179 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 17 number.. (D) 523 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 36 acres.. 1 913 1 811 bushels.. 192 588 217 152 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 25 acres.. 877 805 bushels.. 46 470 42 679 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 38 acres.. 2 895 3 049 bushels.. 92 610 94 061 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 176 177 acres.. 9 079 9 431 tons, dry.. 17 434 19 578 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 4 acres.. 24 28 @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.