1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENSVILLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 156 201 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 374 73 946 Average size of farm .......acres.. 329 368 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 760 239 179 Average per acre .........dollars.. 711 677 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 672 44 984 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 142 183 acres.. 32 494 42 688 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 125 170 acres.. 25 482 29 433 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 19 acres.. 864 856 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 671 12 645 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 457 62 912 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 598 8 313 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 073 4 332 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 26 $100,000 or more .................... 42 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 098 11 364 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 964 56 537 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 156 201 $1,000.. 2 818 1 253 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 067 6 236 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 92 116 Other ............................... 64 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 72 100 200 days or more ................... 52 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 60 68 number.. 1 799 2 411 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 62 number.. 1 024 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 2 number.. 22 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 53 69 number.. 861 1 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 80 number.. 19 553 17 688 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 78 number.. 43 809 35 231 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 110 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 13 number.. (D) 17 242 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 61 117 acres.. 3 386 5 510 bushels.. 319 786 172 548 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 45 acres.. 1 294 2 081 bushels.. 68 867 76 577 Tobacco ......................farms.. 20 24 acres.. 349 321 pounds.. 857 308 762 105 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 119 acres.. 5 272 8 719 bushels.. 141 254 179 178 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 90 126 acres.. 8 196 9 961 pounds.. 22 512 738 20 572 152 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 28 acres.. 1 089 881 tons, dry.. 1 304 2 088 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (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. .