1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 160 150 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 063 25 810 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 953 210 646 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 185 1 367 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 096 27 497 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 148 141 acres.. 12 642 8 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 127 120 acres.. 5 026 3 139 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 132 2 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 323 13 611 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 225 113 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 906 1 929 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 2 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 553 2 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 959 13 647 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 44 44 Other ............................... 116 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 95 102 200 days or more ................... 74 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 116 number.. 4 837 3 575 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 87 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 109 number.. 2 728 2 822 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 4 number.. 24 41 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 95 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 8 acres.. (D) 114 bushels.. (D) 6 890 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 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.. 125 116 acres.. 4 600 3 014 tons, dry.. 7 865 4 766 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) @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.