1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLUVANNA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 263 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 326 60 955 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 006 253 287 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 220 1 144 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 402 23 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 113 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 239 244 acres.. 23 572 26 533 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 196 211 acres.. 11 337 12 380 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 49 58 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 550 4 693 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 300 17 980 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 584 447 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 966 4 245 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 4 $100,000 or more .................... 6 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 296 4 408 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 334 16 890 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 263 261 $1,000.. (D) - 301 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 1 153 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 106 126 Other ............................... 157 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 145 200 days or more ................... 128 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 193 number.. 10 158 9 582 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 174 number.. 4 332 4 666 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 24 85 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 196 number.. 4 390 5 188 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 25 number.. 266 539 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 18 number.. 193 843 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 11 number.. 364 209 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 38 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 25 acres.. 632 678 bushels.. 49 623 25 322 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 19 acres.. 550 538 bushels.. 21 493 22 635 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 11 pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 5 acres.. 398 583 bushels.. 7 730 8 560 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 174 197 acres.. 9 348 10 422 tons, dry.. 17 187 17 664 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 8 acres.. 43 16 @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. .