1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 536 555 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 142 111 116 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 539 756 298 241 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 943 1 431 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 442 28 765 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 202 198 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 500 acres.. 58 494 59 416 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 418 436 acres.. 34 585 33 940 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 11 acres.. 112 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 655 17 659 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 132 31 818 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 429 11 239 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 226 6 421 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 204 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 19 $100,000 or more .................... 43 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 605 15 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 508 27 118 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 537 555 $1,000.. 3 234 2 173 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 022 3 916 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 245 Other ............................... 287 310 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 329 200 days or more ................... 211 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 352 366 number.. 19 078 17 799 Beef cows ..................farms.. 301 307 number.. 9 287 8 347 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 25 number.. 758 786 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 343 373 number.. 10 250 9 539 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 43 number.. 1 612 1 303 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 51 number.. 2 968 3 462 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 31 number.. 875 2 387 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 95 82 acres.. 2 644 2 762 bushels.. 261 980 120 561 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 48 acres.. 811 936 bushels.. 44 915 37 432 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 4 acres.. 210 165 bushels.. 6 840 4 090 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 338 364 acres.. 20 030 18 458 tons, dry.. 35 982 28 849 Land in orchards..............farms.. 89 98 acres.. 9 743 9 459 @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. .