1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 757 772 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 567 186 486 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 728 990 465 127 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 813 1 939 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 996 35 249 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 186 50 to 179 acres ..................... 269 271 180 to 499 acres .................... 177 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 677 676 acres.. 87 872 73 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 516 568 acres.. 39 675 38 924 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 26 acres.. 355 456 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 841 19 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 852 24 704 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 431 4 837 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 411 14 235 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 226 267 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 152 152 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 35 $100,000 or more .................... 30 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 057 19 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 816 25 157 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 757 772 $1,000.. (D) - 286 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 371 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 332 Other ............................... 412 440 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 413 471 200 days or more ................... 262 317 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 484 504 number.. 33 608 30 732 Beef cows ..................farms.. 418 422 number.. 17 165 14 887 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 31 number.. 1 154 1 361 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 474 509 number.. 15 724 17 922 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 39 number.. 548 1 145 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 35 number.. 779 1 732 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 46 number.. 3 737 1 658 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 56 63 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 30 acres.. 1 319 779 bushels.. 132 083 38 243 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 8 acres.. 686 345 bushels.. 33 682 15 391 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 4 acres.. 442 171 bushels.. 9 725 2 810 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 444 509 acres.. 34 086 32 396 tons, dry.. 59 390 52 043 Land in orchards..............farms.. 68 67 acres.. 1 957 2 221 @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. .