1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 864 1 895 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 074 242 224 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 837 251 385 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 738 1 926 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 345 38 513 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 224 242 10 to 49 acres ...................... 513 479 50 to 179 acres ..................... 758 761 180 to 499 acres .................... 289 349 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 567 1 565 acres.. 148 539 144 578 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 349 1 393 acres.. 85 802 84 661 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 77 acres.. 2 182 3 654 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 370 998 277 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 033 146 263 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 197 6 526 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 360 801 270 642 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 330 335 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 197 247 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 225 226 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 211 225 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 126 $100,000 or more .................... 683 642 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 309 299 232 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 022 122 681 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 863 1 895 $1,000.. 58 515 38 876 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 409 20 515 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 043 1 065 Other ............................... 821 830 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 966 1 030 200 days or more ................... 655 699 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 413 1 392 number.. 112 921 102 081 Beef cows ..................farms.. 813 743 number.. 24 188 19 671 Milk cows ..................farms.. 318 367 number.. 25 125 24 499 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 402 1 408 number.. 60 182 53 811 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 193 number.. 11 220 18 219 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 111 196 number.. 24 860 40 752 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 164 270 number.. 21 855 31 826 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 142 139 number.. 1 669 929 1 696 988 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 230 208 number.. 76 248 729 57 715 334 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 410 202 acres.. 16 455 5 008 bushels.. 1 737 737 273 391 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 80 94 acres.. 1 834 1 641 bushels.. 87 732 67 932 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 52 13 acres.. 2 165 324 bushels.. 83 508 7 654 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 226 1 278 acres.. 49 610 55 677 tons, dry.. 125 531 120 842 Land in orchards..............farms.. 46 31 acres.. 2 150 2 151 @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. .