1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAIG COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 170 177 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 451 50 308 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 284 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 144 195 802 Average per acre .........dollars.. 841 699 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 860 30 044 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 157 171 acres.. 17 580 20 386 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 143 155 acres.. 7 533 7 355 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 3 acres.. (D) 47 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 581 2 415 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 182 13 642 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 232 97 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 349 2 317 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 6 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 336 1 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 740 10 759 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 170 177 $1,000.. 241 508 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 420 2 870 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 80 Other ............................... 97 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 96 200 days or more ................... 79 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 151 number.. 8 185 7 227 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 125 number.. 4 781 3 620 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 17 number.. 164 217 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 153 number.. 3 974 4 322 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 7 number.. 257 40 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 6 number.. 307 483 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 15 number.. 581 854 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 16 number.. 283 337 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 21 acres.. 285 509 bushels.. 23 240 24 735 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 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.. 137 152 acres.. 7 122 6 627 tons, dry.. 11 898 9 211 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .