1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 287 342 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 968 53 814 Average size of farm .......acres.. 171 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 520 115 927 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 034 729 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 461 17 839 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 255 317 acres.. 25 518 22 299 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 199 271 acres.. 9 365 8 800 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 28 acres.. 464 270 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 991 3 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 908 10 022 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 719 1 701 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 272 1 727 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 11 $100,000 or more .................... 9 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 730 3 111 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 043 9 096 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 286 342 $1,000.. (D) - 227 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 663 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 121 120 Other ............................... 166 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 220 200 days or more ................... 119 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 232 number.. 7 469 7 433 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 206 number.. 3 749 3 997 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 14 number.. 14 280 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 190 225 number.. 3 755 3 788 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 15 number.. 1 721 947 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 9 number.. 2 647 1 793 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 18 number.. 316 412 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 58 acres.. 810 556 bushels.. 83 194 25 112 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. (D) 57 bushels.. (D) 1 931 Tobacco ......................farms.. 24 52 acres.. 335 508 pounds.. 670 479 945 606 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 11 acres.. (D) 334 bushels.. (D) 9 143 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 204 acres.. 6 974 6 939 tons, dry.. 10 854 9 824 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 10 acres.. 111 53 @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. .