1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUFFOLK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 218 268 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 222 83 047 Average size of farm .......acres.. 350 310 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 687 535 523 439 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 869 1 687 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 959 82 667 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 185 241 acres.. 57 267 64 100 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 163 212 acres.. 54 216 58 554 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 22 acres.. 799 563 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 672 37 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 392 138 258 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 542 27 026 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 130 10 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 26 $100,000 or more .................... 69 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 731 31 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 658 116 422 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 140 158 Other ............................... 78 110 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 79 115 200 days or more ................... 65 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 35 51 number.. 2 171 2 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 32 40 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 40 49 number.. 1 031 1 218 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 50 number.. 6 962 11 879 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 52 number.. 21 383 24 989 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 86 153 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 17 number.. 1 562 893 3 296 837 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 99 164 acres.. 10 718 20 027 bushels.. 718 679 2 154 997 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 71 73 acres.. 7 241 7 003 bushels.. 404 235 396 805 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 106 164 acres.. 15 739 18 884 bushels.. 334 853 607 862 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 110 156 acres.. 10 867 14 409 pounds.. 24 960 728 36 867 322 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 24 19 acres.. 395 946 tons, dry.. 1 175 959 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 12 38 @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.