1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SMYTH COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 839 873 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 973 122 808 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 770 119 509 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 015 802 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 236 18 783 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 119 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 255 269 50 to 179 acres ..................... 312 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 798 835 acres.. 55 442 46 009 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 747 797 acres.. 21 918 20 732 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 21 acres.. 56 200 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 720 15 782 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 504 18 078 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 981 2 185 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 739 13 597 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 320 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 178 145 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 164 171 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 22 $100,000 or more .................... 57 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 534 11 734 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 323 13 441 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 839 873 $1,000.. 3 671 3 381 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 375 3 872 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 346 363 Other ............................... 493 510 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 490 519 200 days or more ................... 384 380 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 580 562 number.. 33 516 28 451 Beef cows ..................farms.. 431 398 number.. 13 640 10 704 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 75 number.. 2 576 2 960 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 576 584 number.. 21 366 19 717 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 41 number.. 235 686 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 28 number.. 298 2 085 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 19 number.. 1 118 1 886 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 62 number.. 1 434 1 760 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 82 acres.. 1 147 474 bushels.. 122 591 31 965 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 510 554 acres.. 1 071 761 pounds.. 1 936 305 972 286 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 521 587 acres.. 16 942 15 433 tons, dry.. 32 848 25 240 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 19 acres.. 138 267 @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. .