1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 335 346 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 034 79 229 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 229 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 835 151 945 Average per acre .........dollars.. 880 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 825 24 661 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 316 323 acres.. 31 929 35 272 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 271 274 acres.. 14 459 17 840 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 72 27 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 531 10 425 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 361 30 131 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 522 1 067 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 009 9 358 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 132 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 6 $100,000 or more .................... 29 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 327 8 742 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 782 25 266 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 335 346 $1,000.. 1 931 822 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 765 2 376 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 145 Other ............................... 181 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 189 200 days or more ................... 130 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 264 number.. 14 841 12 421 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 236 number.. 7 592 6 362 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 361 262 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 242 257 number.. 6 002 6 640 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 32 number.. 2 104 3 049 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 27 number.. 3 982 4 888 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. 693 1 239 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 38 number.. 62 255 76 408 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 16 number.. 7 401 719 3 886 216 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 56 acres.. 961 2 345 bushels.. 64 586 73 167 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 40 acres.. 331 905 bushels.. 9 611 39 130 Tobacco ......................farms.. 15 22 acres.. 38 74 pounds.. 50 205 79 433 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 878 bushels.. 0 9 991 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 255 252 acres.. 12 875 12 830 tons, dry.. 23 310 19 627 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 19 (D) @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. .