1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLOYD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 731 761 Land in farms ..................acres.. 122 613 116 509 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 640 166 058 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 523 1 068 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 444 28 190 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 174 50 to 179 acres ..................... 338 361 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 681 709 acres.. 60 660 58 120 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 615 649 acres.. 27 962 25 619 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 18 acres.. 415 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 063 21 357 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 126 28 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 634 5 072 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 429 16 284 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 173 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 161 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 20 $100,000 or more .................... 36 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 605 17 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 839 22 422 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 339 Other ............................... 414 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 416 441 200 days or more ................... 282 323 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 556 610 number.. 33 948 34 556 Beef cows ..................farms.. 463 508 number.. 13 669 13 663 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 62 number.. 1 379 2 495 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 558 604 number.. 29 646 22 708 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 13 number.. 29 88 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. 36 117 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 17 number.. 735 760 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 25 number.. (D) 452 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 24 acres.. 313 390 bushels.. 23 520 35 975 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 59 bushels.. 0 2 032 Tobacco ......................farms.. 3 21 acres.. 4 51 pounds.. 5 884 76 354 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 540 582 acres.. 21 397 20 820 tons, dry.. 48 105 47 904 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 23 acres.. 97 213 @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.