1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 344 373 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 954 85 205 Average size of farm .......acres.. 250 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 805 189 352 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 173 968 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 798 32 069 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 320 353 acres.. 39 453 41 481 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 285 324 acres.. 26 967 27 957 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 96 acres.. 1 447 2 223 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 825 13 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 911 37 338 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 833 8 435 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 992 5 492 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 27 $100,000 or more .................... 46 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 341 10 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 771 29 013 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 345 372 $1,000.. 4 861 2 501 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 091 6 724 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 194 Other ............................... 180 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 184 211 200 days or more ................... 146 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 139 147 number.. 7 599 6 865 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 126 number.. 3 093 2 544 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 16 number.. 840 1 237 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 139 number.. 2 884 2 809 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 60 number.. 6 746 9 787 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 61 number.. 13 613 20 040 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 629 265 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 24 number.. (D) 1 014 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 98 acres.. 2 596 3 541 bushels.. 269 249 214 978 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 67 acres.. 3 530 2 658 bushels.. 165 693 92 280 Tobacco ......................farms.. 121 152 acres.. 1 627 1 340 pounds.. 3 849 724 2 759 192 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 128 160 acres.. 11 422 12 666 bushels.. 349 454 298 848 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 37 53 acres.. 2 535 2 832 pounds.. 7 141 425 7 641 618 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 125 acres.. 4 697 3 720 tons, dry.. 9 016 7 221 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 9 acres.. 10 15 @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. .