1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 339 327 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 768 80 349 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 646 152 813 Average per acre .........dollars.. 677 601 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 864 22 329 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 314 309 acres.. 24 310 25 271 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 298 acres.. 10 249 10 998 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 26 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 608 5 436 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 492 16 625 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 500 180 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 108 5 256 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 6 $100,000 or more .................... 14 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 871 4 312 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 216 13 186 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 341 327 $1,000.. 1 543 1 377 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 526 4 210 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 149 Other ............................... 174 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 197 200 days or more ................... 118 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 290 281 number.. 14 361 13 674 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 226 number.. 5 855 5 145 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 51 number.. 1 080 1 333 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 295 287 number.. 8 451 8 402 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 37 number.. 118 338 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 25 number.. 317 858 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 50 number.. 1 154 2 141 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 39 number.. 744 2 184 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 49 acres.. 233 334 bushels.. 20 603 26 070 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 61 bushels.. (D) 1 780 Tobacco ......................farms.. 43 35 acres.. 128 41 pounds.. 189 457 74 760 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 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.. 258 284 acres.. 8 740 9 075 tons, dry.. 15 296 14 527 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 8 @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. .