1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 61 68 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 559 12 357 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 487 307 397 868 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 110 2 189 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 700 37 268 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 56 62 acres.. 4 973 7 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 47 54 acres.. 4 215 6 041 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 7 acres.. 82 40 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 428 2 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 810 40 607 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 962 1 832 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 466 929 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 7 $100,000 or more .................... 8 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. (D) 2 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) 31 862 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 61 68 $1,000.. 361 595 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 920 8 745 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 28 36 Other ............................... 33 32 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 34 28 200 days or more ................... 26 22 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 16 26 number.. 906 764 Beef cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. (D) 164 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 217 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 16 22 number.. 216 440 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 7 number.. 615 916 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 1 429 2 141 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 4 number.. 1 098 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 20 acres.. 1 302 1 476 bushels.. 200 040 124 016 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 652 497 bushels.. 28 141 22 591 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 23 acres.. 1 591 3 248 bushels.. 45 280 99 366 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 20 25 acres.. 609 995 tons, dry.. 1 021 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 9 acres.. 147 49 @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. .