1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLOYD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 761 772 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 509 118 115 Average size of farm .......acres.. 153 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 058 116 078 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 068 837 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 190 25 442 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 174 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 361 408 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 709 722 acres.. 58 120 54 303 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 649 662 acres.. 25 619 23 328 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 11 acres.. 161 58 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 357 14 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 064 19 301 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 072 2 024 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 284 12 877 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 242 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 173 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 28 $100,000 or more .................... 39 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 063 11 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 422 14 927 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 761 771 $1,000.. 3 825 2 281 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 026 2 958 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 312 Other ............................... 422 460 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 441 460 200 days or more ................... 323 321 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 610 643 number.. 34 556 29 587 Beef cows ..................farms.. 508 534 number.. 13 663 10 861 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 87 number.. 2 495 3 217 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 604 650 number.. 22 708 19 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 23 number.. 88 177 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 11 number.. 117 196 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 16 number.. 760 575 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 41 number.. 452 944 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 27 acres.. 390 233 bushels.. 35 975 19 090 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 59 (D) bushels.. 2 032 810 Tobacco ......................farms.. 21 18 acres.. 51 41 pounds.. 76 354 49 564 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.. 582 621 acres.. 20 820 18 982 tons, dry.. 47 904 35 583 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 19 acres.. 213 137 @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. .