1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 227 1 240 Land in farms ..................acres.. 200 507 204 190 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 561 170 745 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 206 1 007 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 293 21 343 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 260 256 50 to 179 acres ..................... 588 598 180 to 499 acres .................... 266 277 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 129 1 151 acres.. 103 238 96 887 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 996 1 005 acres.. 49 258 44 736 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 24 acres.. 184 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 740 18 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 903 15 291 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 557 1 900 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 182 17 061 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 357 449 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 272 276 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 265 231 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 199 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 23 $100,000 or more .................... 45 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 841 16 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 726 13 588 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 227 1 240 $1,000.. 2 990 2 635 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 437 2 125 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 511 494 Other ............................... 716 746 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 720 740 200 days or more ................... 559 573 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 041 1 018 number.. 55 814 45 240 Beef cows ..................farms.. 926 874 number.. 26 957 20 487 Milk cows ..................farms.. 64 78 number.. 4 213 5 340 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 024 1 034 number.. 24 565 22 606 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 50 number.. 860 1 839 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 35 number.. 1 847 3 475 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 22 number.. 871 875 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 60 number.. 865 1 336 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 75 acres.. 1 919 1 455 bushels.. 184 096 56 668 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 39 acres.. 525 947 bushels.. 20 394 31 862 Tobacco ......................farms.. 20 24 acres.. 140 92 pounds.. 244 119 140 524 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 940 954 acres.. 42 586 36 145 tons, dry.. 80 960 56 411 Land in orchards..............farms.. 38 28 acres.. 524 533 @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. .