1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 612 628 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 474 134 093 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 727 153 030 Average per acre .........dollars.. 935 731 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 734 24 428 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 269 273 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 585 600 acres.. 64 917 64 895 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 519 542 acres.. 31 178 28 951 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 79 acres.. 654 870 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 938 13 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 409 21 606 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 949 4 508 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 989 9 061 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 28 $100,000 or more .................... 32 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 825 9 496 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 659 15 121 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 613 628 $1,000.. 3 093 2 939 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 046 4 680 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 278 Other ............................... 335 350 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 330 362 200 days or more ................... 254 270 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 442 422 number.. 26 942 23 145 Beef cows ..................farms.. 392 363 number.. 12 773 10 597 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 35 number.. 1 412 1 474 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 430 428 number.. 12 039 12 754 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 37 number.. 923 1 976 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 29 number.. 813 3 708 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 7 number.. 553 240 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 114 acres.. 2 737 1 385 bushels.. 232 741 54 562 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 87 122 acres.. 1 972 2 356 bushels.. 77 640 86 902 Tobacco ......................farms.. 107 128 acres.. 1 079 1 101 pounds.. 2 305 132 1 793 124 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 62 acres.. 2 670 2 370 bushels.. 57 811 26 494 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 425 434 acres.. 21 400 18 344 tons, dry.. 39 306 28 121 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 14 acres.. 15 28 @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. .