1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GILES COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 332 346 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 097 71 550 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 191 115 829 Average per acre .........dollars.. 692 574 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 996 19 044 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 302 311 acres.. 30 476 25 350 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 263 281 acres.. 8 063 7 830 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 22 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 053 3 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 207 11 037 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 485 292 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 568 3 527 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 8 $100,000 or more .................... 5 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 160 2 940 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 518 8 497 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 332 346 $1,000.. 688 136 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 072 394 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 140 131 Other ............................... 192 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 194 227 200 days or more ................... 151 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 283 number.. 12 425 10 729 Beef cows ..................farms.. 249 249 number.. 6 178 5 295 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 46 121 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 285 302 number.. 7 626 8 498 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 15 number.. 12 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 329 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 26 number.. 823 1 606 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. 246 389 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 33 acres.. 177 174 bushels.. 15 244 10 195 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 32 bushels.. (D) 650 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 252 273 acres.. 7 516 6 988 tons, dry.. 14 742 9 860 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 10 acres.. 202 (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. .