1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHESAPEAKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 189 223 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 290 52 948 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 697 718 475 188 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 550 2 035 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 085 53 452 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 173 204 acres.. 47 754 44 638 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 151 182 acres.. 43 836 37 256 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 19 acres.. 182 411 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 628 14 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 014 65 412 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 684 12 227 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 944 2 360 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 22 $100,000 or more .................... 48 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 208 12 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 918 54 023 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 189 223 $1,000.. 2 746 2 658 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 527 11 918 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 115 Other ............................... 99 108 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 123 200 days or more ................... 77 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 38 39 number.. 2 643 1 969 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 27 number.. 404 619 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 559 536 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 34 number.. 1 126 919 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 29 number.. 2 335 2 628 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 26 number.. 4 399 5 219 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 176 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 14 number.. (D) 452 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 86 acres.. 12 067 11 586 bushels.. 1 560 899 970 723 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 55 acres.. 7 587 7 619 bushels.. 360 078 396 891 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 89 127 acres.. 27 653 22 251 bushels.. 907 689 762 200 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 35 36 acres.. 975 1 104 tons, dry.. 1 592 2 718 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 20 44 @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. .