1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ACCOMACK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 279 323 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 568 89 775 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 488 730 418 749 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 561 1 378 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 758 71 035 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 239 277 acres.. 72 423 74 134 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 230 259 acres.. 69 420 67 629 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 72 acres.. 7 889 9 132 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 806 49 722 Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 368 153 939 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 202 28 748 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 604 20 975 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 42 $100,000 or more .................... 116 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 811 41 152 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 624 127 405 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 279 323 $1,000.. 14 032 7 465 Average per farm..........dollars.. 50 292 23 112 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 183 208 Other ............................... 96 115 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 146 200 days or more ................... 75 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 23 28 number.. 727 838 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 25 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 27 number.. (D) 423 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 15 number.. 2 574 5 950 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 16 number.. 6 867 12 467 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 131 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 15 number.. (D) 63 808 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 60 65 number.. 17 406 205 13 650 248 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 57 acres.. 6 913 7 615 bushels.. 908 427 677 830 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 110 93 acres.. 20 048 9 839 bushels.. 1 140 115 465 438 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 172 201 acres.. 48 843 40 225 bushels.. 1 513 782 736 389 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 17 acres.. 181 346 tons, dry.. 442 833 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 12 acres.. 124 163 @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. .