1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 451 518 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 944 118 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 250 229 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 206 181 187 Average per acre .........dollars.. 913 714 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 994 23 149 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 175 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 437 497 acres.. 50 211 51 238 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 403 465 acres.. 19 138 20 270 Irrigated land .................farms.. 92 134 acres.. 1 313 1 490 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 561 12 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 285 23 431 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 697 5 391 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 864 6 746 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 25 $100,000 or more .................... 42 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 289 9 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 864 18 613 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 450 518 $1,000.. 4 065 2 740 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 034 5 290 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 268 Other ............................... 222 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 246 288 200 days or more ................... 174 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 259 269 number.. 16 053 15 689 Beef cows ..................farms.. 208 215 number.. 6 813 5 660 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 38 number.. 1 429 2 341 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 266 number.. 6 304 7 187 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 50 number.. 1 270 2 523 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 30 number.. 2 192 4 051 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 378 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. (D) 945 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 111 acres.. 1 427 1 567 bushels.. 136 129 93 355 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 94 112 acres.. 2 200 1 535 bushels.. 90 484 51 861 Tobacco ......................farms.. 216 266 acres.. 2 411 2 003 pounds.. 4 779 067 3 369 709 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 30 acres.. 398 1 144 bushels.. 10 608 20 419 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 252 277 acres.. 11 721 11 126 tons, dry.. 23 304 15 855 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 12 47 @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. .