1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 103 1 134 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 973 167 959 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 968 118 194 Average per acre .........dollars.. 908 791 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 052 17 233 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 115 112 10 to 49 acres ...................... 324 336 50 to 179 acres ..................... 457 482 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 047 1 084 acres.. 55 610 52 418 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 993 1 043 acres.. 20 095 20 132 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 11 acres.. 95 109 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 531 13 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 707 12 265 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 000 3 595 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 531 10 314 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 345 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 199 274 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 276 238 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 290 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 32 $100,000 or more .................... 29 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 817 10 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 714 9 095 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 103 1 134 $1,000.. 7 196 3 197 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 524 2 820 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 495 505 Other ............................... 608 629 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 580 638 200 days or more ................... 396 439 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 855 813 number.. 43 762 37 669 Beef cows ..................farms.. 720 636 number.. 21 241 18 078 Milk cows ..................farms.. 83 120 number.. 1 066 1 284 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 819 777 number.. 25 346 21 782 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 71 number.. 183 470 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 20 number.. 129 393 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 50 number.. 4 031 4 597 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 103 number.. 1 106 2 134 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 86 183 acres.. 260 576 bushels.. 20 363 34 234 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 740 Tobacco ......................farms.. 792 837 acres.. 1 958 1 518 pounds.. 4 056 908 2 474 624 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.. 725 797 acres.. 17 818 17 474 tons, dry.. 37 392 27 629 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 18 acres.. 7 35 @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. .