1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 181 200 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 604 59 527 Average size of farm .......acres.. 285 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 408 652 272 095 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 670 1 001 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 611 29 359 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 174 194 acres.. 35 707 35 790 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 158 184 acres.. 29 631 28 026 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 13 acres.. 724 990 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 288 5 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 791 26 576 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 334 3 912 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 954 1 403 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 17 $100,000 or more .................... 24 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 838 4 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 781 22 457 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 181 200 $1,000.. 1 530 277 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 455 1 384 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 108 Other ............................... 96 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 108 200 days or more ................... 64 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 86 number.. 4 259 3 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 70 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 79 81 number.. 2 002 1 648 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 16 number.. 446 265 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 15 number.. 578 501 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 76 73 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 17 number.. 627 813 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 91 acres.. 6 101 7 121 bushels.. 636 249 468 988 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 67 acres.. 4 838 3 525 bushels.. 261 039 155 259 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 10 (D) pounds.. 14 446 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 72 106 acres.. 16 641 14 594 bushels.. 512 118 396 227 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 108 acres.. 3 389 3 270 tons, dry.. 7 436 6 718 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 4 acres.. 67 45 @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. .