1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 111 130 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 478 25 831 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 602 779 460 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 707 2 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 624 49 660 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 107 116 acres.. 17 925 18 315 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 92 109 acres.. 16 401 14 991 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 53 130 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 702 3 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 357 27 464 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 363 2 916 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 339 655 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 10 $100,000 or more .................... 15 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 569 3 434 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 445 26 216 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 110 131 $1,000.. 1 154 206 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 492 1 572 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 58 Other ............................... 54 72 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 66 90 200 days or more ................... 40 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 31 35 number.. 699 1 025 Beef cows ..................farms.. 25 23 number.. (D) 344 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 153 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 22 25 number.. 274 249 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 15 number.. 122 1 573 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 16 number.. 107 1 710 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 161 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 11 number.. (D) 303 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 48 acres.. 5 385 4 754 bushels.. 695 419 316 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 13 acres.. 976 733 bushels.. 51 874 38 239 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 48 63 acres.. 9 954 8 424 bushels.. 310 688 213 164 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 35 acres.. 901 852 tons, dry.. 2 659 1 529 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 30 51 @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. .