1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAYSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 871 865 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 320 139 927 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 299 134 061 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 150 854 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 969 19 399 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 216 213 50 to 179 acres ..................... 332 329 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 796 812 acres.. 65 672 60 128 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 712 750 acres.. 21 588 21 257 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 15 acres.. 13 67 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 893 13 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 395 16 140 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 128 971 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 765 12 990 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 188 292 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 171 154 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 196 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 31 $100,000 or more .................... 34 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 467 10 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 330 11 621 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 870 865 $1,000.. 3 890 3 482 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 471 4 026 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 348 363 Other ............................... 523 502 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 538 527 200 days or more ................... 411 396 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 654 666 number.. 33 846 29 267 Beef cows ..................farms.. 487 466 number.. 12 942 9 812 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 100 number.. 2 299 3 089 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 647 674 number.. 21 564 19 194 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 16 number.. 293 102 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) 82 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 34 number.. 1 184 1 438 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 44 number.. 287 820 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 17 acres.. 460 268 bushels.. 43 120 20 114 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 4 bushels.. 0 176 Tobacco ......................farms.. 322 300 acres.. 565 394 pounds.. 956 528 532 828 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.. 572 636 acres.. 19 021 18 466 tons, dry.. 36 042 28 516 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 76 76 @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. .