1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 338 402 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 677 101 284 Average size of farm .......acres.. 251 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 808 181 681 Average per acre .........dollars.. 841 697 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 637 34 936 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 324 385 acres.. 35 411 39 626 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 301 345 acres.. 18 902 21 271 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 114 acres.. 1 660 1 783 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 823 13 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 814 34 000 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 996 8 017 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 827 5 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 35 $100,000 or more .................... 48 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 026 10 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 717 26 121 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 337 401 $1,000.. 3 738 2 457 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 092 6 127 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 176 210 Other ............................... 162 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 218 200 days or more ................... 121 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 168 167 number.. 9 424 8 399 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 147 number.. 4 044 3 619 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 13 number.. 1 019 1 158 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 166 number.. 4 005 3 871 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 63 number.. 5 390 9 268 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 53 number.. 17 608 24 454 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 10 number.. 265 386 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 23 number.. 21 780 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 87 acres.. 1 145 1 918 bushels.. 92 169 67 957 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 84 acres.. 2 270 1 985 bushels.. 98 279 63 335 Tobacco ......................farms.. 174 216 acres.. 2 871 2 674 pounds.. 5 756 085 5 058 136 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 91 123 acres.. 5 292 6 717 bushels.. 140 466 102 019 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 163 acres.. 7 123 6 411 tons, dry.. 16 836 10 106 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 28 18 @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. .