1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WISE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 137 122 Land in farms ..................acres.. 16 159 13 247 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 109 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 223 267 161 022 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 790 1 248 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 878 15 970 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 119 106 acres.. 6 716 6 794 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 98 91 acres.. 2 900 2 142 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 264 934 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 228 7 652 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 385 272 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 879 661 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 1 $100,000 or more .................... 1 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 113 858 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 122 7 036 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 50 37 Other ............................... 87 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 78 78 200 days or more ................... 67 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 104 83 number.. 3 000 2 007 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 74 number.. (D) 903 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 200 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 102 74 number.. 1 482 846 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 4 number.. 8 56 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 70 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) 127 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 3 acres.. 24 8 bushels.. 2 005 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 18 20 acres.. 36 40 pounds.. 53 965 55 442 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.. 82 71 acres.. 2 750 1 905 tons, dry.. 5 214 2 746 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 33 57 @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.