1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HIGHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 298 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 910 94 880 Average size of farm .......acres.. 325 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 171 193 026 Average per acre .........dollars.. 968 707 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 483 16 418 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 257 268 acres.. 32 761 34 191 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 213 232 acres.. 9 438 8 996 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 809 7 041 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 918 23 238 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 104 88 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 706 6 953 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 12 $100,000 or more .................... 18 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 477 5 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 092 18 360 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 298 303 $1,000.. 1 781 948 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 976 3 129 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 150 166 Other ............................... 148 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 156 200 days or more ................... 94 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 224 number.. 12 165 10 000 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 164 number.. (D) 4 553 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 31 number.. (D) 74 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 251 number.. 10 942 8 958 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 18 number.. 63 155 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. 153 471 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 136 183 number.. 9 415 13 796 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 29 number.. (D) 546 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 28 bushels.. (D) 1 821 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 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.. 209 230 acres.. 9 093 8 555 tons, dry.. 15 973 13 210 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 4 acres.. 18 7 @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. .