1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 151 198 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 714 12 602 Average size of farm .......acres.. 104 64 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 543 511 480 417 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 724 8 428 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 520 18 122 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 116 150 acres.. 4 979 6 378 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 79 101 acres.. 1 675 2 921 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 30 acres.. 46 472 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 333 6 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 071 31 826 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 149 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 183 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 6 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 803 4 685 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 186 23 544 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 151 199 $1,000.. (D) 1 174 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 5 900 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 61 68 Other ............................... 90 130 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 132 200 days or more ................... 64 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 43 47 number.. 1 515 1 602 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 35 number.. (D) 452 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 238 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 42 number.. 1 284 1 772 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 4 number.. 110 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 94 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 16 number.. (D) 644 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 10 acres.. (D) 789 bushels.. (D) 48 192 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 77 bushels.. (D) 2 227 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 41 acres.. 1 359 1 503 tons, dry.. 2 193 1 812 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 3 acres.. 18 (D) @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. .