1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 925 978 Land in farms ..................acres.. 235 533 240 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 825 429 600 016 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 406 2 390 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 440 38 474 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 270 289 50 to 179 acres ..................... 333 355 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 808 873 acres.. 119 595 123 054 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 620 690 acres.. 69 265 67 196 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 23 acres.. 598 500 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 776 31 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 838 32 202 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 429 4 310 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 346 27 184 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 299 310 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 144 158 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 175 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 43 $100,000 or more .................... 73 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 249 30 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 560 30 699 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 924 979 $1,000.. (D) 225 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 230 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 450 433 Other ............................... 475 545 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 529 596 200 days or more ................... 347 396 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 575 590 number.. 61 860 49 840 Beef cows ..................farms.. 448 468 number.. 24 532 18 889 Milk cows ..................farms.. 68 90 number.. 6 380 6 211 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 570 620 number.. 32 557 26 622 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 53 number.. 849 1 521 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 47 number.. 878 2 776 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 44 number.. 2 503 2 739 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 70 87 number.. 2 368 2 217 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 121 132 acres.. 11 404 9 621 bushels.. 1 368 516 656 094 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 54 acres.. 3 669 3 336 bushels.. 191 753 152 181 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 46 43 acres.. 4 629 2 232 bushels.. 154 168 44 307 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 533 602 acres.. 43 462 41 876 tons, dry.. 85 769 75 493 Land in orchards..............farms.. 59 55 acres.. 697 537 @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. .