1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WYTHE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 734 725 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 554 131 366 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 606 201 649 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 469 1 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 296 30 970 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 176 180 50 to 179 acres ..................... 301 296 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 673 661 acres.. 77 979 75 075 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 586 592 acres.. 34 145 33 940 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 149 286 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 415 25 647 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 263 35 376 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 726 1 271 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 688 24 377 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 123 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 162 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 35 $100,000 or more .................... 54 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 592 20 854 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 729 28 764 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 314 327 Other ............................... 420 398 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 436 401 200 days or more ................... 331 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 595 609 number.. 46 924 40 685 Beef cows ..................farms.. 447 457 number.. 15 839 13 918 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 91 number.. 4 048 5 485 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 615 620 number.. 27 951 24 278 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 33 number.. 484 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 27 number.. 637 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 76 number.. 2 596 4 430 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 30 number.. 530 781 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 75 acres.. 1 552 1 168 bushels.. 118 515 109 085 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 7 acres.. 259 91 bushels.. 18 380 3 560 Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 15 26 pounds.. 29 480 54 033 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.. 559 567 acres.. 27 330 27 089 tons, dry.. 56 287 57 012 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 13 acres.. 47 99 @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.