1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TAZEWELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 494 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 531 137 093 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 341 202 068 Average per acre .........dollars.. 898 709 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 292 19 859 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 434 435 acres.. 44 320 45 177 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 365 399 acres.. 17 270 17 452 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 4 68 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 551 10 674 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 431 21 873 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 787 421 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 764 10 254 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 19 $100,000 or more .................... 31 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 572 8 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 401 18 263 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 494 488 $1,000.. 2 789 1 707 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 646 3 499 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 172 Other ............................... 293 316 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 320 315 200 days or more ................... 233 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 405 363 number.. 31 467 24 782 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 261 number.. 11 972 11 008 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 55 number.. 1 179 1 353 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 384 number.. 20 287 18 585 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 32 number.. 290 515 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 23 number.. 610 782 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 81 number.. 3 911 6 439 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 61 number.. 458 1 230 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 59 acres.. 344 531 bushels.. 31 628 41 059 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 1 acres.. 19 (D) bushels.. 514 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 56 64 acres.. 96 76 pounds.. 181 527 108 067 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.. 338 371 acres.. 15 724 15 644 tons, dry.. 32 797 26 318 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 11 acres.. 16 16 @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. .