1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 212 245 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 247 83 901 Average size of farm .......acres.. 407 342 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 686 576 493 285 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 661 1 260 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 349 72 265 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 197 228 acres.. 59 877 57 343 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 184 214 acres.. 53 206 45 338 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 22 acres.. 767 1 481 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 453 26 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 380 107 010 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 592 13 778 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 861 12 440 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 28 $100,000 or more .................... 76 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 441 22 347 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 306 90 840 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 212 246 $1,000.. 8 139 5 373 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 394 21 842 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 148 181 Other ............................... 64 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 96 200 days or more ................... 53 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 70 69 number.. 5 052 4 169 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 61 number.. 2 655 2 234 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 67 number.. 2 871 2 464 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 77 number.. 62 135 34 424 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 78 number.. 95 883 54 269 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 89 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) 1 193 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 14 number.. 3 130 679 3 420 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 190 acres.. 16 156 14 537 bushels.. 1 819 035 719 870 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 83 75 acres.. 6 875 4 537 bushels.. 326 247 160 774 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 126 173 acres.. 14 393 13 049 bushels.. 466 776 351 065 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 160 188 acres.. 14 867 14 358 pounds.. 37 888 651 38 815 110 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 18 acres.. 999 504 tons, dry.. 3 032 661 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 14 3 @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. .