1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AMELIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 292 322 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 411 73 391 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 677 226 497 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 225 1 049 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 101 42 842 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 300 acres.. 35 719 36 452 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 236 269 acres.. 21 464 22 747 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 32 acres.. 582 727 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 813 34 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 921 105 976 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 103 2 412 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 710 31 712 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 20 $100,000 or more .................... 50 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 800 27 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 754 84 240 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 292 322 $1,000.. 5 934 5 771 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 322 17 923 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 147 164 Other ............................... 145 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 195 200 days or more ................... 105 124 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 186 number.. 13 299 10 990 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 142 number.. 4 659 2 894 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 33 number.. 2 377 2 446 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 189 number.. 5 718 6 414 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 29 number.. 348 810 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 24 number.. 542 1 764 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 300 282 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 25 number.. 10 768 069 10 260 413 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 67 acres.. 2 348 2 736 bushels.. 232 861 145 801 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 41 acres.. 1 664 992 bushels.. 89 757 43 531 Tobacco ......................farms.. 38 42 acres.. 508 353 pounds.. 941 233 695 530 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 63 67 acres.. 5 326 6 112 bushels.. 150 770 148 698 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 193 acres.. 9 121 7 872 tons, dry.. 22 646 14 468 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 16 5 @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. .