1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 207 225 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 044 39 288 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 351 250 234 324 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 306 1 679 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 051 26 239 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 190 212 acres.. 18 143 18 404 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 164 174 acres.. 8 474 9 027 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 418 4 483 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 343 19 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 492 221 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 927 4 262 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 5 $100,000 or more .................... 9 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 617 3 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 303 15 090 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 207 225 $1,000.. (D) 506 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 247 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 97 Other ............................... 118 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 145 200 days or more ................... 83 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 181 number.. 8 804 9 338 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 145 number.. 4 209 3 615 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 622 591 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 186 number.. 4 123 5 034 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 24 number.. 997 1 595 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 19 number.. 1 523 3 564 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 22 number.. 835 1 064 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 28 acres.. 1 067 912 bushels.. 114 127 31 905 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 49 110 bushels.. 1 870 4 010 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 37 bushels.. (D) 828 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 159 acres.. 6 689 7 119 tons, dry.. 13 711 11 179 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 11 acres.. 87 71 @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. .