1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LANCASTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 71 84 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 657 18 724 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 253 240 345 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 186 1 149 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 823 28 137 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 68 82 acres.. 13 713 14 843 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 63 80 acres.. 11 882 11 715 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 8 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 604 1 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 679 20 911 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 375 1 463 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 229 293 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 10 $100,000 or more .................... 7 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 304 2 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 451 23 820 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 71 84 $1,000.. 300 - 288 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 228 - 3 426 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 38 45 Other ............................... 33 39 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 38 54 200 days or more ................... 25 18 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 13 11 number.. 478 474 Beef cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 124 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. 20 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 13 11 number.. 272 329 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. 4 557 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 810 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 3 number.. 60 95 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 51 acres.. 3 570 3 150 bushels.. 443 682 201 293 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 38 acres.. 2 318 2 023 bushels.. 119 551 96 186 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 55 71 acres.. 7 760 6 855 bushels.. 204 318 125 027 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 7 7 acres.. 93 99 tons, dry.. 134 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 9 @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. .