1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KING WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 126 121 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 326 63 576 Average size of farm .......acres.. 471 525 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 642 827 581 397 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 315 1 083 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 811 61 099 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 117 112 acres.. 40 228 42 305 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 103 106 acres.. 36 189 33 991 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 1 556 1 775 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 860 7 097 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 129 58 652 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 094 4 304 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 766 2 793 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 17 $100,000 or more .................... 31 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 766 6 443 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 507 53 247 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 126 121 $1,000.. 1 889 701 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 995 5 797 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 67 65 Other ............................... 59 56 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 64 200 days or more ................... 49 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 46 44 number.. 3 622 4 369 Beef cows ..................farms.. 30 28 number.. 629 901 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 1 071 1 066 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 39 42 number.. 1 357 1 540 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 16 number.. 267 549 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 14 number.. 380 842 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 40 72 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 6 number.. 260 217 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 63 acres.. 10 855 10 031 bushels.. 1 563 205 772 031 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 43 acres.. 7 593 4 805 bushels.. 432 713 213 561 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 82 acres.. 19 779 16 999 bushels.. 624 209 363 801 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 46 acres.. 1 386 2 575 tons, dry.. 3 959 6 404 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 11 18 @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. .