1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 148 158 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 201 29 812 Average size of farm .......acres.. 164 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 454 366 350 350 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 787 1 947 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 583 29 911 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 136 141 acres.. 14 468 16 722 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 120 127 acres.. 10 057 10 946 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 21 acres.. 49 635 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 859 5 643 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 347 35 713 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 834 4 713 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 025 930 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 13 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 980 4 080 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 426 25 985 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 149 157 $1,000.. 1 840 1 189 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 351 7 574 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 65 Other ............................... 84 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 86 100 200 days or more ................... 55 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 63 number.. 1 734 1 452 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 48 number.. (D) 745 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 57 59 number.. 1 134 855 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 12 number.. 127 630 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 14 acres.. 1 697 3 123 bushels.. 227 093 202 690 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 20 acres.. 2 366 1 607 bushels.. 144 425 73 761 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 32 acres.. 5 186 4 640 bushels.. 173 466 98 917 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 66 acres.. 2 089 1 537 tons, dry.. 3 738 2 215 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 22 5 @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. .