1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 744 1 986 Land in farms ..................acres.. 178 496 190 062 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 96 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 310 146 921 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 110 1 547 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 895 18 845 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 263 380 10 to 49 acres ...................... 631 676 50 to 179 acres ..................... 591 662 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 214 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 631 1 911 acres.. 90 817 94 312 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 520 1 811 acres.. 39 160 37 786 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 30 acres.. 349 92 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 809 47 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 134 23 922 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 943 13 870 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 865 33 638 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 420 431 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 339 435 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 378 461 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 345 399 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 138 135 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 50 $100,000 or more .................... 63 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 438 32 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 906 16 539 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 639 781 Other ............................... 1 105 1 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 029 1 103 200 days or more ................... 766 823 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 158 1 235 number.. 59 090 62 248 Beef cows ..................farms.. 922 980 number.. 22 464 22 558 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 97 number.. 4 519 5 807 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 131 1 152 number.. 37 012 33 113 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 48 number.. 196 786 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 23 number.. 274 825 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 28 number.. 1 348 1 849 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 48 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 82 162 acres.. 1 157 2 067 bushels.. 109 567 203 318 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 000 1 484 acres.. 2 932 3 550 pounds.. 5 602 563 7 041 033 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 093 1 113 acres.. 32 298 29 839 tons, dry.. 76 062 58 046 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 14 acres.. 28 17 @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.