1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HANOVER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 547 554 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 282 104 882 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 463 297 556 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 426 1 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 973 39 600 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 188 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 490 517 acres.. 61 063 60 148 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 428 454 acres.. 47 097 45 230 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 57 acres.. 1 960 3 771 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 926 19 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 255 34 360 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 741 8 671 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 184 10 364 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 25 $100,000 or more .................... 49 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 206 17 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 162 30 687 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 549 554 $1,000.. 2 887 2 775 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 259 5 009 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 241 232 Other ............................... 306 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 323 327 200 days or more ................... 217 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 278 number.. 14 770 15 555 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 226 number.. 5 644 5 458 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 18 number.. 1 345 1 925 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 282 number.. 6 506 9 312 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 41 number.. 2 280 2 221 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 40 number.. 4 450 4 212 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 10 number.. 999 147 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 36 number.. (D) 2 111 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 1 086 230 781 082 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 90 acres.. 8 659 6 571 bushels.. 1 102 130 473 489 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 73 70 acres.. 7 158 4 664 bushels.. 403 045 202 982 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 137 169 acres.. 20 074 18 229 bushels.. 621 265 368 082 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 275 278 acres.. 13 208 12 122 tons, dry.. 29 739 24 275 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 11 acres.. 20 38 @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. .