1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PATRICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 556 643 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 449 80 707 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 570 100 465 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 205 867 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 385 23 740 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 192 50 to 179 acres ..................... 244 303 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 533 610 acres.. 33 668 31 969 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 484 562 acres.. 14 833 15 757 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 31 acres.. 226 368 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 195 9 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 135 15 318 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 590 4 173 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 605 5 676 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 226 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 20 $100,000 or more .................... 23 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 727 7 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 667 12 075 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 557 643 $1,000.. 1 783 1 841 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 202 2 863 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 285 Other ............................... 342 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 386 200 days or more ................... 225 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 358 423 number.. 14 617 13 133 Beef cows ..................farms.. 316 327 number.. 6 476 5 219 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 53 number.. 1 507 1 256 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 341 394 number.. 6 767 7 772 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 34 number.. 1 441 2 030 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 18 number.. 1 932 3 788 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. 170 564 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 39 number.. 548 2 345 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 152 acres.. 1 983 2 002 bushels.. 183 272 147 838 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 13 acres.. 127 116 bushels.. 4 172 3 902 Tobacco ......................farms.. 90 122 acres.. 870 763 pounds.. 1 722 803 1 421 841 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 27 acres.. 105 239 bushels.. 2 549 4 213 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 373 417 acres.. 10 026 10 093 tons, dry.. 18 480 16 075 Land in orchards..............farms.. 62 85 acres.. 812 958 @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. .