1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTT COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 540 1 667 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 191 142 864 Average size of farm .......acres.. 87 86 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 866 68 070 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 123 719 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 064 15 136 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 219 220 10 to 49 acres ...................... 501 546 50 to 179 acres ..................... 620 700 180 to 499 acres .................... 180 182 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 495 1 626 acres.. 54 855 52 765 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 428 1 552 acres.. 19 767 19 157 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 30 acres.. 110 158 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 249 10 425 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 551 6 254 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 072 5 325 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 176 5 100 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 390 705 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 372 407 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 339 309 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 305 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 12 $100,000 or more .................... 11 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 696 7 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 296 4 340 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 540 1 667 $1,000.. 7 243 3 229 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 704 1 937 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 569 618 Other ............................... 971 1 049 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 895 974 200 days or more ................... 663 725 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 949 982 number.. 25 480 22 689 Beef cows ..................farms.. 781 791 number.. 12 200 11 269 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 99 number.. 797 990 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 839 893 number.. 11 943 11 947 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 92 number.. 265 701 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 22 number.. 249 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 14 number.. 1 313 464 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 125 number.. 2 241 2 483 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 132 236 acres.. 494 722 bushels.. 40 330 51 140 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 27 bushels.. (D) 980 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 151 1 274 acres.. 2 880 2 149 pounds.. 5 629 471 3 609 048 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 876 984 acres.. 16 319 16 040 tons, dry.. 28 537 23 652 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 18 acres.. 35 53 @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. .