1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 935 1 016 Land in farms ..................acres.. 166 477 180 212 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 415 178 268 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 307 936 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 517 30 085 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 154 50 to 179 acres ..................... 431 487 180 to 499 acres .................... 234 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 884 980 acres.. 82 657 82 746 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 797 897 acres.. 43 391 45 287 Irrigated land .................farms.. 99 168 acres.. 1 223 1 548 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 121 33 848 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 910 33 315 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 616 6 093 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 505 27 755 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 285 333 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 174 166 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 51 $100,000 or more .................... 114 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 432 26 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 617 25 828 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 935 1 016 $1,000.. 8 026 6 368 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 584 6 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 461 499 Other ............................... 474 517 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 496 566 200 days or more ................... 352 391 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 732 789 number.. 48 206 43 367 Beef cows ..................farms.. 567 565 number.. 13 737 11 257 Milk cows ..................farms.. 131 167 number.. 12 109 11 768 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 710 776 number.. 16 652 17 658 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 46 number.. 694 1 635 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 25 number.. 888 1 548 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 8 number.. 112 260 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 61 number.. 2 223 2 157 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 116 130 acres.. 3 137 2 993 bushels.. 290 464 212 548 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 73 acres.. 1 203 1 129 bushels.. 40 921 39 559 Tobacco ......................farms.. 137 190 acres.. 1 467 1 123 pounds.. 3 172 184 2 473 829 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 11 acres.. 569 159 bushels.. 15 518 3 820 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 673 758 acres.. 27 726 28 294 tons, dry.. 58 517 47 779 Land in orchards..............farms.. 45 58 acres.. 693 1 024 @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. .