1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DICKENSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 104 120 Land in farms ..................acres.. (D) 9 785 Average size of farm .......acres.. (D) 82 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 315 76 683 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 300 876 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 908 (D) Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 100 115 acres.. (D) 3 656 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 88 101 acres.. (D) (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. (D) (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) (D) Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 222 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 2 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 0 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 454 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 367 2 819 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 104 120 $1,000.. 71 - 1 Average per farm..........dollars.. 678 - 4 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 32 35 Other ............................... 72 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 58 77 200 days or more ................... 38 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 96 number.. 1 449 1 364 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 84 number.. 923 807 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 9 number.. 25 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 73 90 number.. 694 690 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 9 number.. 56 25 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 33 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 85 86 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 25 number.. 486 801 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 16 acres.. 14 34 bushels.. 930 1 263 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 29 31 acres.. 44 38 pounds.. 80 542 57 333 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 79 acres.. 1 020 1 079 tons, dry.. 1 453 1 629 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 30 @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. .