1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHARLES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 66 47 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 827 25 273 Average size of farm .......acres.. 437 538 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 653 483 556 404 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 496 1 035 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 620 79 310 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 8 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 9 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 63 45 acres.. 18 101 16 240 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 50 37 acres.. 16 605 13 280 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 8 acres.. (D) 628 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 388 2 473 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 633 52 616 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 137 2 140 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 251 333 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 14 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 17 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 234 2 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 155 54 707 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 66 47 $1,000.. 1 154 - 98 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 478 - 2 091 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 35 29 Other ............................... 31 18 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 34 25 200 days or more ................... 22 20 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 24 17 number.. 1 059 707 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 13 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 23 16 number.. 271 359 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 5 number.. 145 173 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 24 acres.. 4 870 4 293 bushels.. 622 850 284 000 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 18 acres.. 5 641 3 034 bushels.. 357 451 162 819 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 24 acres.. 9 089 6 400 bushels.. 294 150 149 993 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 23 17 acres.. 1 186 676 tons, dry.. 1 985 1 218 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 2 acres.. 35 (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. .