1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 272 279 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 924 29 758 Average size of farm .......acres.. 92 107 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 101 183 215 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 038 2 043 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 286 33 959 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 239 251 acres.. 11 856 13 951 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 196 208 acres.. 5 179 6 259 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 26 acres.. 125 155 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 873 15 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 327 56 595 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 314 1 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 559 14 130 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 14 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 075 12 632 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 040 45 276 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 272 279 $1,000.. 2 094 3 439 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 697 12 325 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 109 Other ............................... 160 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 157 200 days or more ................... 123 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 173 number.. 5 446 5 579 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 151 number.. 2 479 2 693 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 175 410 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 181 number.. 2 650 2 916 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 12 number.. 231 553 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 1 004 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 179 110 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. 868 302 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 7 acres.. 108 129 bushels.. 9 680 11 428 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 48 bushels.. (D) 2 000 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 169 acres.. 4 347 4 955 tons, dry.. 8 485 8 670 Land in orchards..............farms.. 30 30 acres.. 346 414 @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. .