1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 259 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 784 38 967 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 427 750 434 486 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 808 2 432 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 643 18 178 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 228 185 acres.. 22 703 21 280 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 196 158 acres.. 10 580 9 592 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 2 acres.. 56 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 539 4 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 386 19 661 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 598 981 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 941 3 089 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 7 $100,000 or more .................... 9 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 275 4 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 444 22 656 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 96 Other ............................... 163 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 120 200 days or more ................... 104 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 167 152 number.. 9 219 8 467 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 121 number.. 4 122 3 831 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 121 89 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 173 152 number.. 5 068 4 182 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. 24 114 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. 60 272 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 14 number.. 383 590 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 12 number.. 213 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 11 acres.. 367 129 bushels.. 28 045 12 492 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 57 45 bushels.. 3 510 2 274 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 146 acres.. 9 067 8 652 tons, dry.. 14 715 15 872 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 8 acres.. 727 (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.