1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 APPOMATTOX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 351 358 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 691 79 136 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 798 183 717 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 286 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 684 39 429 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 333 339 acres.. 42 079 36 614 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 298 309 acres.. 19 270 17 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 24 acres.. 79 140 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 889 5 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 626 14 877 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 261 709 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 627 4 616 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 7 $100,000 or more .................... 16 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 523 4 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 530 12 996 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 352 357 $1,000.. (D) 98 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 275 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 135 Other ............................... 218 223 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 229 225 200 days or more ................... 179 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 258 number.. 18 024 21 525 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 222 number.. 9 033 5 771 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 28 number.. 1 121 1 427 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 280 261 number.. 6 489 6 027 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 22 number.. 175 582 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. 579 1 911 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 2 number.. 431 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 95 acres.. 1 881 1 110 bushels.. 151 511 34 245 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 63 acres.. 1 581 1 269 bushels.. 58 795 48 621 Tobacco ......................farms.. 20 47 acres.. 160 168 pounds.. 289 628 186 311 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 13 acres.. 1 409 653 bushels.. 39 040 8 071 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 276 266 acres.. 14 644 12 219 tons, dry.. 26 198 17 171 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 31 30 @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. .