1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 158 166 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 896 20 107 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 509 489 121 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 413 3 882 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 165 24 331 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 144 151 acres.. 11 118 10 942 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 117 131 acres.. 7 261 6 939 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 40 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 043 1 868 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 928 11 255 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 227 801 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 816 1 067 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 2 $100,000 or more .................... 4 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 348 1 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 864 11 469 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 72 65 Other ............................... 86 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 90 108 200 days or more ................... 64 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 92 number.. 3 080 3 372 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 84 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 77 number.. 1 835 1 582 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 9 number.. 23 255 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. 11 330 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 19 number.. 422 591 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 20 acres.. 1 262 876 bushels.. 112 256 100 502 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. 220 469 bushels.. 12 671 23 894 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 22 acres.. 1 548 1 719 bushels.. 49 200 59 434 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 100 117 acres.. 4 676 3 598 tons, dry.. 7 788 6 037 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 15 37 @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.