1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 145 169 Land in farms ..................acres.. 17 392 20 168 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 368 291 349 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 308 1 711 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 766 23 557 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 131 156 acres.. 8 920 9 522 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 109 125 acres.. 5 569 6 203 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 34 acres.. 373 305 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 014 5 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 373 31 574 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 490 2 236 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 524 3 100 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 8 $100,000 or more .................... 13 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 455 4 361 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 623 25 806 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 145 169 $1,000.. 1 651 1 240 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 387 7 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 50 64 Other ............................... 95 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 86 97 200 days or more ................... 68 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 57 71 number.. 1 175 1 841 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 63 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 67 number.. 451 1 597 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 15 number.. 444 797 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 16 number.. 528 917 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 282 353 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 18 number.. 526 1 937 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 1 557 078 1 321 525 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 19 acres.. 611 527 bushels.. 81 652 19 145 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 34 acres.. 867 1 249 bushels.. 53 898 48 125 Tobacco ......................farms.. 10 24 acres.. 134 241 pounds.. 344 963 525 255 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 31 acres.. 2 073 2 795 bushels.. 68 469 56 809 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 68 73 acres.. 1 713 1 860 tons, dry.. 2 643 2 702 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 5 acres.. 39 28 @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. .