1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BATH COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 119 135 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 010 53 523 Average size of farm .......acres.. 395 396 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 046 333 874 Average per acre .........dollars.. 990 870 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 218 32 119 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 113 128 acres.. 15 031 18 331 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 91 107 acres.. 6 103 7 240 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 775 1 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 917 12 885 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 130 178 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 645 1 561 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 1 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 918 1 946 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 115 14 411 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 119 135 $1,000.. (D) - 167 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 1 237 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 46 51 Other ............................... 73 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 65 85 200 days or more ................... 49 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 95 104 number.. 5 532 6 375 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 81 number.. 2 807 3 105 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 19 45 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 96 101 number.. 3 179 3 432 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 13 number.. 43 78 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 173 86 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 26 number.. 1 163 1 797 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. 388 323 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 16 acres.. 129 420 bushels.. 8 886 25 653 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 100 acres.. 5 763 6 480 tons, dry.. 8 082 10 703 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 30 23 @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. .