1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 514 1 536 Land in farms ..................acres.. 287 442 292 191 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 414 241 008 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 850 1 205 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 393 34 081 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 122 142 10 to 49 acres ...................... 413 350 50 to 179 acres ..................... 555 597 180 to 499 acres .................... 305 328 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 288 1 323 acres.. 142 029 149 409 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 100 1 155 acres.. 78 525 78 974 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 47 acres.. 1 608 2 230 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 111 144 83 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 411 54 229 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 154 6 192 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 102 990 77 103 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 336 354 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 169 219 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 243 262 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 315 291 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 148 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 88 $100,000 or more .................... 238 201 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 254 67 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 957 44 190 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 513 1 536 $1,000.. 13 410 13 741 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 863 8 946 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 727 705 Other ............................... 787 831 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 872 915 200 days or more ................... 628 698 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 218 1 179 number.. 105 262 94 601 Beef cows ..................farms.. 840 813 number.. 32 365 29 020 Milk cows ..................farms.. 145 183 number.. 12 056 12 467 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 225 1 223 number.. 57 243 58 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 140 number.. 4 050 7 464 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 152 number.. 7 887 15 801 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 181 246 number.. 12 288 19 130 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 74 99 number.. 332 790 360 100 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 8 number.. 6 203 535 1 679 707 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 287 262 acres.. 11 576 8 002 bushels.. 1 148 599 494 153 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 141 acres.. 2 427 3 225 bushels.. 136 319 151 348 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 5 acres.. 1 241 113 bushels.. 40 118 3 225 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 016 1 074 acres.. 50 023 50 367 tons, dry.. 113 620 104 123 Land in orchards..............farms.. 28 26 acres.. 255 294 @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. .