1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 159 181 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 289 70 165 Average size of farm .......acres.. 354 388 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 544 870 376 033 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 500 967 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 290 70 400 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 154 180 acres.. 38 348 41 176 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 151 170 acres.. 33 890 33 604 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 18 acres.. 1 046 709 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 171 11 044 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 418 61 017 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 026 10 052 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 145 992 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 21 $100,000 or more .................... 29 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 540 10 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 866 58 405 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 159 181 $1,000.. 2 506 - 18 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 758 - 97 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 78 109 Other ............................... 81 72 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 96 90 200 days or more ................... 69 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 38 49 number.. 2 990 2 614 Beef cows ..................farms.. 29 39 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 44 number.. 1 428 1 080 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 20 number.. 622 2 307 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 20 number.. 2 999 3 973 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 160 328 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 109 acres.. 9 230 10 300 bushels.. 1 035 123 687 075 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 79 74 acres.. 7 944 5 590 bushels.. 434 777 245 224 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 105 122 acres.. 18 699 15 701 bushels.. 514 862 365 095 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 48 acres.. 1 533 1 574 tons, dry.. 4 369 3 239 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 14 acres.. 96 131 @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. .