1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WYTHE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 725 746 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 366 143 474 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 649 155 570 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 145 780 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 970 32 991 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 180 174 50 to 179 acres ..................... 296 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 661 689 acres.. 75 075 76 944 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 592 610 acres.. 33 940 33 544 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 9 acres.. 286 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 647 23 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 376 30 894 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 271 698 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 377 22 349 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 55 $100,000 or more .................... 55 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 854 19 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 764 25 646 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 725 745 $1,000.. 4 353 4 375 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 004 5 873 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 327 345 Other ............................... 398 401 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 401 411 200 days or more ................... 300 310 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 609 620 number.. 40 685 42 955 Beef cows ..................farms.. 457 440 number.. 13 918 13 781 Milk cows ..................farms.. 91 123 number.. 5 485 6 198 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 620 645 number.. 24 278 24 766 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 61 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 51 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 76 82 number.. 4 430 6 095 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 52 number.. 781 1 501 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 112 acres.. 1 168 1 554 bushels.. 109 085 91 252 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 16 acres.. 91 215 bushels.. 3 560 8 378 Tobacco ......................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 26 7 pounds.. 54 033 17 978 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.. 567 583 acres.. 27 089 23 950 tons, dry.. 57 012 41 426 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 12 acres.. 99 107 @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. .