1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUSSEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 134 160 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 505 82 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 608 517 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 786 685 481 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 284 956 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 323 96 845 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 112 143 acres.. 45 046 50 096 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 97 131 acres.. 39 496 40 157 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 1 965 980 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. (D) 27 007 Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) 168 791 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 16 273 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 10 733 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 17 $100,000 or more .................... 46 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 257 22 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 947 138 491 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 94 107 Other ............................... 40 53 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 47 62 200 days or more ................... 27 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 37 39 number.. 1 584 1 770 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 39 number.. 826 1 139 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 37 number.. 723 776 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 23 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 23 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 170 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 120 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 70 acres.. 4 896 7 242 bushels.. 409 770 834 501 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 67 acres.. 5 850 6 279 bushels.. 319 701 335 854 Tobacco ......................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 247 235 pounds.. 597 410 486 659 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 105 acres.. 16 255 16 310 bushels.. 333 437 498 621 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 69 110 acres.. 8 605 11 619 pounds.. 21 869 120 33 081 998 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 14 9 acres.. 951 215 tons, dry.. 1 005 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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.