1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 643 682 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 766 146 455 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 330 196 394 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 447 938 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 673 22 844 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 259 279 180 to 499 acres .................... 172 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 564 605 acres.. 61 295 63 761 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 468 525 acres.. 25 887 27 048 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 5 acres.. 168 157 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 373 11 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 353 17 496 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 664 980 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 709 10 952 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 189 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 11 $100,000 or more .................... 28 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 722 11 383 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 341 16 666 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 643 683 $1,000.. 1 724 355 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 681 520 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 307 298 Other ............................... 336 384 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 364 405 200 days or more ................... 268 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 531 554 number.. 36 946 35 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 452 479 number.. 17 290 16 330 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 34 number.. 1 517 1 447 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 526 562 number.. 18 863 21 393 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 48 number.. 341 697 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 43 number.. 843 2 037 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 59 number.. 2 306 3 959 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 65 number.. 1 211 2 414 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 81 acres.. 1 733 1 564 bushels.. 138 007 106 944 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 138 124 bushels.. 5 897 6 270 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 0 acres.. 308 0 bushels.. 8 280 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 446 506 acres.. 22 442 23 098 tons, dry.. 42 698 39 980 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 13 acres.. 73 42 @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. .