1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 042 1 252 Land in farms ..................acres.. 232 852 242 244 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 038 122 298 Average per acre .........dollars.. 827 594 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 626 24 813 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 223 50 to 179 acres ..................... 446 543 180 to 499 acres .................... 235 267 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 016 1 223 acres.. 95 381 95 535 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 937 1 127 acres.. 36 971 37 355 Irrigated land .................farms.. 146 257 acres.. 2 482 2 992 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 393 22 107 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 047 17 658 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 371 16 995 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 021 5 112 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 304 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 130 201 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 177 258 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 238 268 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 60 $100,000 or more .................... 83 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 040 15 349 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 151 12 259 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 042 1 252 $1,000.. 10 953 6 770 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 512 5 408 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 599 737 Other ............................... 443 515 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 484 637 200 days or more ................... 323 397 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 498 574 number.. 20 568 17 835 Beef cows ..................farms.. 460 497 number.. 11 565 10 067 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 46 number.. 473 656 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 452 519 number.. 8 783 9 043 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 178 number.. 3 725 3 616 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 94 number.. 6 312 6 696 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 8 number.. 292 223 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 122 number.. 1 153 2 980 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 199 364 acres.. 3 455 5 655 bushels.. 211 018 222 495 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 295 293 acres.. 6 833 5 112 bushels.. 282 117 167 169 Tobacco ......................farms.. 651 843 acres.. 8 388 6 746 pounds.. 16 901 418 11 478 971 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 96 176 acres.. 2 554 5 028 bushels.. 68 015 78 698 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 463 532 acres.. 15 820 13 621 tons, dry.. 23 771 18 363 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 15 acres.. 44 34 @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. .