1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 273 272 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 688 24 924 Average size of farm .......acres.. 98 92 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 263 231 101 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 491 2 038 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 456 27 286 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 243 239 acres.. 12 269 11 856 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 211 196 acres.. 5 694 5 179 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 25 acres.. 138 125 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 042 12 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 470 47 327 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 583 2 314 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 459 10 559 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 8 $100,000 or more .................... 11 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 527 10 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 582 37 040 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 117 112 Other ............................... 156 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 157 200 days or more ................... 105 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 167 169 number.. 5 612 5 446 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 138 number.. 2 880 2 479 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. 165 175 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 175 number.. 2 386 2 650 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 9 number.. 59 231 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 171 179 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) 868 302 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 3 acres.. 64 108 bushels.. 5 800 9 680 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 54 (D) bushels.. 3 031 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 153 acres.. 5 083 4 347 tons, dry.. 8 205 8 485 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 30 acres.. 175 346 @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.