1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOTETOURT COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 512 532 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 833 97 523 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 284 202 592 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 459 1 070 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 424 24 086 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 210 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 461 482 acres.. 41 373 40 465 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 405 421 acres.. 18 689 19 397 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 10 acres.. 286 208 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 549 11 934 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 510 22 432 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 138 2 086 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 411 9 848 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 12 $100,000 or more .................... 29 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 506 10 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 473 19 474 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 512 532 $1,000.. 744 1 189 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 453 2 235 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 215 Other ............................... 301 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 313 315 200 days or more ................... 240 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 408 419 number.. 24 284 22 354 Beef cows ..................farms.. 346 353 number.. 9 068 8 936 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 39 number.. 2 021 2 299 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 405 427 number.. 11 494 11 084 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 21 number.. 940 638 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 17 number.. 1 527 872 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 5 number.. 694 204 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 36 number.. 4 284 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 49 acres.. 1 084 1 106 bushels.. 111 154 59 508 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 6 acres.. 163 181 bushels.. 7 520 7 820 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 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.. 375 392 acres.. 15 461 15 149 tons, dry.. 28 878 25 900 Land in orchards..............farms.. 26 21 acres.. 718 824 @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. .