1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WISE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 122 143 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 247 15 000 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 022 105 455 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 248 1 005 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 970 14 623 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 106 134 acres.. 6 794 7 104 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 91 111 acres.. 2 142 2 078 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 934 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 652 5 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 272 135 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 661 666 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 0 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 1 $100,000 or more .................... 2 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 858 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 036 4 595 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 122 143 $1,000.. (D) 112 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 787 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 37 44 Other ............................... 85 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 78 94 200 days or more ................... 68 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 99 number.. 2 007 1 849 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 89 number.. 903 808 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. 200 205 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 74 93 number.. 846 1 166 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 8 number.. 56 52 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 70 50 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. 127 120 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 13 acres.. 8 60 bushels.. 850 5 070 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 20 27 acres.. 40 25 pounds.. 55 442 31 812 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 83 acres.. 1 905 1 786 tons, dry.. 2 746 2 591 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 14 acres.. 57 87 @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. .