1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KING GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 128 141 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 777 38 105 Average size of farm .......acres.. 295 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 515 447 374 801 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 672 1 396 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 294 38 923 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 125 131 acres.. 22 453 20 601 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 118 126 acres.. 17 767 14 479 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 1 317 446 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 251 2 346 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 023 16 640 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 694 1 553 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 557 793 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 6 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 635 2 710 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 402 19 219 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 128 141 $1,000.. 1 718 - 139 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 418 - 988 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 54 58 Other ............................... 74 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 72 86 200 days or more ................... 57 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 46 57 number.. 2 529 3 028 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 54 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 43 59 number.. 1 149 1 850 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 4 number.. 42 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. 29 32 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 209 210 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 663 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 46 acres.. 4 833 3 452 bushels.. 519 670 235 200 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 30 acres.. 3 749 1 786 bushels.. 213 067 75 388 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 41 55 acres.. 7 862 6 692 bushels.. 206 781 152 965 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 71 acres.. 3 196 3 065 tons, dry.. 5 250 4 964 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 12 acres.. 56 54 @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. .