1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 537 544 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 914 97 319 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 366 251 789 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 560 1 307 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 158 25 875 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 481 482 acres.. 46 786 41 390 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 421 435 acres.. 20 482 20 374 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 8 acres.. 133 86 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 168 13 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 246 25 053 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 452 789 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 716 12 840 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 19 $100,000 or more .................... 40 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 161 11 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 463 21 896 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 538 544 $1,000.. 2 182 1 092 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 056 2 008 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 204 Other ............................... 309 340 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 300 340 200 days or more ................... 248 260 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 432 423 number.. 26 991 23 583 Beef cows ..................farms.. 339 298 number.. 9 963 7 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 62 number.. 2 905 3 145 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 425 437 number.. 14 159 15 121 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 26 number.. 671 469 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 22 number.. 916 964 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 29 number.. 2 703 1 409 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 37 number.. 750 3 721 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 32 acres.. 1 582 711 bushels.. 153 143 50 388 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 150 (D) bushels.. 7 890 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 13 14 acres.. 12 21 pounds.. 16 478 29 182 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 391 408 acres.. 16 605 16 236 tons, dry.. 33 738 27 450 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 9 acres.. 54 38 @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. .