1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 439 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 602 106 419 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 425 074 343 541 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 925 1 490 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 317 41 713 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 377 398 acres.. 51 154 56 765 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 334 348 acres.. 28 844 28 292 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 14 acres.. (D) 85 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 722 15 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 647 35 915 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 340 1 337 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 382 14 502 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 24 $100,000 or more .................... 41 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 357 14 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 175 31 939 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 440 442 $1,000.. 2 057 1 145 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 675 2 591 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 217 210 Other ............................... 222 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 260 271 200 days or more ................... 170 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 347 number.. 33 185 31 230 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 284 number.. 13 529 10 592 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 46 number.. 2 836 2 890 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 356 361 number.. 19 253 17 852 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 53 number.. 2 495 4 972 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 50 number.. 4 899 8 224 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 14 number.. 1 136 1 021 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 30 number.. 434 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 96 97 acres.. 6 211 4 563 bushels.. 701 324 298 087 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 18 acres.. 268 307 bushels.. 12 150 8 794 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 4 acres.. 676 94 bushels.. 21 973 2 480 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 298 314 acres.. 18 871 18 877 tons, dry.. 43 571 36 168 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 29 acres.. 615 710 @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. .