1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 150 150 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 810 28 208 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 646 137 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 367 765 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 497 17 513 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 141 141 acres.. 8 993 8 533 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 120 125 acres.. 3 139 3 567 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 042 1 530 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 611 10 202 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 113 104 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 929 1 427 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 5 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 047 1 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 647 9 269 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 150 150 $1,000.. (D) (D) Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) (D) Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 44 57 Other ............................... 106 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 94 200 days or more ................... 90 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 102 number.. 3 575 3 360 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 72 number.. (D) 1 378 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 141 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 108 number.. 2 822 2 505 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 41 47 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 31 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 95 75 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) 468 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 7 acres.. 114 47 bushels.. 6 890 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 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.. 116 120 acres.. 3 014 3 247 tons, dry.. 4 766 4 970 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .