1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TAZEWELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 488 494 Land in farms ..................acres.. 133 601 138 531 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 234 267 341 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 015 898 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 257 31 292 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 415 434 acres.. 50 094 44 320 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 356 365 acres.. 17 115 17 270 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 7 4 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 037 13 551 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 715 27 431 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 790 787 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 247 12 764 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 31 $100,000 or more .................... 31 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 193 10 572 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 838 21 401 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 201 Other ............................... 299 293 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 320 200 days or more ................... 222 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 373 405 number.. 29 610 31 467 Beef cows ..................farms.. 276 293 number.. 10 837 11 972 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 37 number.. 1 257 1 179 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 386 399 number.. 22 327 20 287 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 23 number.. 1 054 290 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 14 number.. 811 610 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 56 number.. 2 927 3 911 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 26 number.. 491 458 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 44 acres.. 280 344 bushels.. 19 647 31 628 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 10 19 bushels.. 427 514 Tobacco ......................farms.. 36 56 acres.. 71 96 pounds.. 127 351 181 527 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 335 338 acres.. 15 544 15 724 tons, dry.. 32 081 32 797 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 9 acres.. 19 16 @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.