1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 319 315 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 326 72 611 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 737 286 437 060 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 381 2 090 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 838 47 445 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 275 268 acres.. 43 603 48 426 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 218 208 acres.. 24 571 24 730 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 106 133 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 761 14 356 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 678 45 576 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 939 5 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 822 9 316 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 13 $100,000 or more .................... 31 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 112 13 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 643 44 182 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 319 316 $1,000.. (D) - 865 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 2 738 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 148 Other ............................... 175 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 198 200 days or more ................... 151 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 212 209 number.. 18 847 18 946 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 161 number.. 7 641 7 898 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 26 number.. 2 028 1 943 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 213 217 number.. 7 933 9 897 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 16 number.. 1 211 1 945 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 20 number.. 2 504 1 925 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 47 number.. 2 527 3 048 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 17 number.. 296 359 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 42 acres.. 2 069 2 443 bushels.. 231 190 160 887 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 31 acres.. 1 673 998 bushels.. 93 764 44 428 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 3 acres.. 963 (D) bushels.. 37 322 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 188 acres.. 15 137 15 395 tons, dry.. 29 652 26 876 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 14 acres.. 3 296 2 545 @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. .