1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1997 AND 1992
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY,           VIRGINIA
                     Item                             ALL FARMS

                                                           1997          1992

Farms .........................number..                     190           212
Land in farms ..................acres..                  88 030        86 247
    Average size of farm .......acres..                     463           407
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..                 739 887       686 576
    Average per acre .........dollars..                   1 558         1 661

Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..                 105 664        91 349
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................                      14            16
  10 to 49 acres ......................                      33            28
  50 to 179 acres .....................                      46            56
  180 to 499 acres ....................                      35            47
  500 to 999 acres ....................                      32            39
  1,000 acres or more .................                      30            26

Total cropland .................farms..                     176           197
                                acres..                  61 409        59 877
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..                     161           184
                                acres..                  54 891        53 206
Irrigated land .................farms..                      20            13
                                acres..                   1 655           767

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..                  41 025        38 453
    Average per farm .........dollars..                 215 922       181 380
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..                  21 283        22 592
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..                  19 742        15 861
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................                      23            23
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................                       7            13
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................                      12            11
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................                      25            28
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................                      24            35
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................                      26            26
  $100,000 or more ....................                      73            76
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..                  35 683        31 441
    Average per farm .........dollars..                 188 800       148 306

Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................                     125           148
  Other ...............................                      65            64
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................                      72            80
   200 days or more ...................                      53            53

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..                      74            70
                               number..                   5 018         5 052
    Beef cows ..................farms..                      68            64
                               number..                     (D)         2 655
    Milk cows ..................farms..                       2             0
                               number..                     (D)             0
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..                      71            67
                               number..                   2 358         2 871

  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..                      25            35
                               number..                  66 755        62 135
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..                      24            35
                               number..                 119 434        95 883
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..                       2             3
                               number..                     (D)           (D)
  Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and
    older inventory.............farms..                       3             4
                               number..                      59           (D)
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                      12            12
                               number..               2 948 500     3 130 679
Selected crops harvested:
  Corn for grain or seed .......farms..                     102           146
                                acres..                  10 919        16 156
                              bushels..                 764 408     1 819 035

  Wheat for grain ..............farms..                      73            83
                                acres..                   8 305         6 875
                              bushels..                 461 394       326 247
  Tobacco ......................farms..                       1             1
                                acres..                     (D)           (D)
                               pounds..                     (D)           (D)
  Soybeans for beans ...........farms..                     118           126
                                acres..                  12 977        14 393
                              bushels..                 288 351       466 776

  Peanuts for nuts .............farms..                     129           160
                                acres..                  13 075        14 867
                               pounds..              35 274 773    37 888 651

  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..                      20            15
                                acres..                   1 061           999
                            tons, dry..                   3 083         3 032
  Land in orchards..............farms..                       3             6
                                acres..                       4            14

       @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.

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