1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 207 223 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 967 40 901 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 486 284 523 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 432 1 804 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 178 16 681 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 185 194 acres.. 21 280 21 498 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 158 171 acres.. 9 592 10 184 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 070 2 956 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 661 13 254 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 981 830 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 089 2 126 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 7 $100,000 or more .................... 6 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 690 2 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 656 10 192 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 207 222 $1,000.. (D) - 152 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 687 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 83 Other ............................... 111 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 147 200 days or more ................... 87 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 155 number.. 8 467 7 716 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 120 number.. 3 831 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 89 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 164 number.. 4 182 4 559 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 11 number.. 114 567 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 11 number.. 272 1 437 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 12 number.. 590 543 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 25 number.. (D) 589 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 28 acres.. 129 397 bushels.. 12 492 27 970 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 9 acres.. 45 117 bushels.. 2 274 4 438 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 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.. 146 156 acres.. 8 652 8 494 tons, dry.. 15 872 13 359 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 13 acres.. (D) 891 @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. .