1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BATH COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 129 119 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 271 47 010 Average size of farm .......acres.. 452 395 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 576 986 374 046 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 333 990 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 371 29 218 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 114 113 acres.. 20 839 15 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 100 91 acres.. 9 068 6 103 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 011 1 775 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 586 14 917 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 276 130 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 734 1 645 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 3 $100,000 or more .................... 4 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 254 1 918 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 204 16 115 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 67 46 Other ............................... 62 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 66 65 200 days or more ................... 43 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 97 95 number.. 5 812 5 532 Beef cows ..................farms.. 83 79 number.. (D) 2 807 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 19 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 96 number.. 3 838 3 179 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 7 number.. 8 43 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 173 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 15 number.. 217 1 163 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 388 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 8 acres.. 213 129 bushels.. 20 080 8 886 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 96 86 acres.. 8 732 5 763 tons, dry.. 13 736 8 082 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 17 30 @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.