1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 471 492 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 295 121 198 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 545 091 426 734 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 327 1 738 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 938 34 705 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 171 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 438 457 acres.. 72 564 75 691 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 365 387 acres.. 44 440 40 304 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 10 acres.. 351 254 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 059 18 257 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 080 37 109 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 946 4 818 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 112 13 439 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 26 $100,000 or more .................... 41 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 969 16 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 644 33 951 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 471 492 $1,000.. 3 258 1 847 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 918 3 754 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 236 Other ............................... 243 256 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 276 272 200 days or more ................... 181 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 344 333 number.. 32 625 30 344 Beef cows ..................farms.. 294 277 number.. 11 823 11 884 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 35 number.. 3 364 3 018 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 333 342 number.. 14 791 14 506 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 33 number.. 1 304 2 620 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 29 number.. 1 489 6 275 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 33 number.. 957 1 659 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 33 number.. (D) 1 110 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 84 104 acres.. 7 745 5 863 bushels.. 782 564 385 253 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 45 acres.. 2 461 2 203 bushels.. 131 712 87 052 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 17 acres.. 2 750 1 260 bushels.. 97 165 27 367 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 336 351 acres.. 25 363 26 393 tons, dry.. 50 809 52 006 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 10 acres.. 77 104 @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. .