1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 115 110 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 901 52 770 Average size of farm .......acres.. 390 480 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 606 075 747 952 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 583 1 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 206 94 362 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 109 105 acres.. 32 455 32 501 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 101 103 acres.. 30 232 29 195 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 1 639 991 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 536 18 865 Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 878 171 496 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 687 10 243 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 849 8 622 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 12 $100,000 or more .................... 32 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 611 17 128 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 256 155 712 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 70 Other ............................... 42 40 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 50 47 200 days or more ................... 32 27 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 30 28 number.. 1 627 1 476 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 19 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 28 24 number.. 671 669 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 28 number.. (D) 51 855 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 27 number.. 85 787 81 029 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 39 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 10 number.. (D) 361 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 56 acres.. 5 310 6 767 bushels.. 466 819 749 251 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 60 acres.. 7 112 5 964 bushels.. 416 653 334 726 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 75 87 acres.. 10 743 11 294 bushels.. 192 074 327 713 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 69 77 acres.. 6 002 7 186 pounds.. 14 210 105 20 433 371 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 9 acres.. 887 502 tons, dry.. 3 528 1 665 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 20 10 @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.