1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 237 277 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 669 61 164 Average size of farm .......acres.. 260 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 619 219 824 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 078 954 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 507 30 049 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 218 262 acres.. 30 531 27 228 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 187 217 acres.. 12 321 12 243 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 171 152 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 236 22 374 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 920 80 773 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 994 663 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 242 21 711 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 12 $100,000 or more .................... 45 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 747 17 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 374 62 213 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 238 278 $1,000.. 5 259 4 242 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 098 15 258 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 119 116 Other ............................... 118 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 180 200 days or more ................... 101 124 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 198 number.. 13 757 12 518 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 170 number.. 6 794 4 411 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 17 number.. 961 1 165 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 171 196 number.. 10 005 12 430 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 40 number.. 992 2 335 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 39 number.. 2 243 4 028 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. 861 183 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. 259 552 189 343 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 25 number.. 10 532 078 6 003 090 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 36 acres.. 986 808 bushels.. 82 131 29 332 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 38 acres.. 591 855 bushels.. 25 555 28 640 Tobacco ......................farms.. 19 31 acres.. 92 179 pounds.. 145 564 236 718 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 8 acres.. 225 386 bushels.. 5 485 3 357 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 166 193 acres.. 9 451 8 428 tons, dry.. 20 608 12 766 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 28 33 @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. .