1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHESAPEAKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 201 189 Land in farms ..................acres.. 60 667 54 290 Average size of farm .......acres.. 302 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 675 553 697 718 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 205 2 550 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 055 53 085 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 179 173 acres.. 50 573 47 754 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 151 acres.. 47 915 43 836 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 24 acres.. 533 182 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 314 23 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 665 125 014 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 779 20 684 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 535 2 944 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 8 $100,000 or more .................... 42 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 167 20 208 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 834 106 918 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 104 90 Other ............................... 97 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 108 200 days or more ................... 84 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 38 number.. 2 749 2 643 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 27 number.. 254 404 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 336 559 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 30 number.. 1 086 1 126 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 14 number.. 9 704 2 335 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 14 number.. 15 654 4 399 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 3 number.. 119 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 9 number.. 256 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 61 62 acres.. 14 815 12 067 bushels.. 1 513 221 1 560 899 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 43 acres.. 11 018 7 587 bushels.. 607 791 360 078 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 83 89 acres.. 25 647 27 653 bushels.. 816 729 907 689 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 61 (D) pounds.. 116 760 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 44 35 acres.. 1 653 975 tons, dry.. 3 045 1 592 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 48 20 @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.