1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KING AND QUEEN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 135 157 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 508 53 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 389 339 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 932 289 471 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 119 923 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 241 44 725 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 132 148 acres.. 37 132 37 863 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 140 acres.. 33 598 30 147 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 189 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 039 5 449 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 955 34 709 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 671 3 973 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 368 1 476 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 5 $100,000 or more .................... 19 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 768 5 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 542 34 322 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 135 157 $1,000.. 1 003 106 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 432 675 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 76 Other ............................... 62 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 71 85 200 days or more ................... 43 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 36 48 number.. 1 119 950 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 36 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 43 number.. 435 808 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 35 number.. 4 514 4 032 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 36 number.. 9 170 7 779 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 14 number.. (D) 2 480 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 73 acres.. 10 723 10 185 bushels.. 1 407 412 690 370 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 56 acres.. 5 908 4 975 bushels.. 329 884 222 548 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 92 108 acres.. 20 174 16 612 bushels.. 593 357 338 675 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 34 acres.. 1 297 896 tons, dry.. 2 477 1 219 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 8 19 @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. .