1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PULASKI COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 363 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 803 78 577 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 996 193 958 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 436 980 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 139 30 814 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 330 332 acres.. 35 645 39 808 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 290 acres.. 16 520 19 262 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 9 36 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 649 12 415 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 091 34 485 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 059 583 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 590 11 832 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 10 $100,000 or more .................... 24 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 249 10 854 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 480 30 151 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 363 360 $1,000.. 2 669 1 498 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 352 4 161 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 148 128 Other ............................... 215 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 210 200 days or more ................... 169 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 293 282 number.. 22 929 22 293 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 224 number.. 9 346 8 192 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 31 number.. 1 631 2 381 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 302 number.. 14 004 13 691 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 103 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) 347 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 21 number.. 2 982 4 101 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 13 number.. (D) 172 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 22 acres.. 624 738 bushels.. 74 246 61 426 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 46 82 bushels.. (D) 3 350 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 270 277 acres.. 14 449 15 597 tons, dry.. 32 889 26 595 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 1 acres.. 24 (D) @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. .