1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 287 1 431 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 296 132 816 Average size of farm .......acres.. 100 93 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 497 77 810 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 073 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 208 14 898 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 192 213 10 to 49 acres ...................... 374 468 50 to 179 acres ..................... 520 568 180 to 499 acres .................... 172 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 240 1 398 acres.. 61 161 59 344 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 159 1 340 acres.. 20 275 21 179 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 21 acres.. 50 186 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 365 10 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 939 7 509 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 484 5 396 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 881 5 350 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 534 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 284 313 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 317 320 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 299 193 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 12 $100,000 or more .................... 8 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 174 8 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 129 5 634 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 287 1 431 $1,000.. 4 963 2 413 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 857 1 686 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 572 614 Other ............................... 715 817 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 690 791 200 days or more ................... 500 551 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 816 870 number.. 28 782 25 272 Beef cows ..................farms.. 703 654 number.. 14 696 11 533 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 109 number.. 544 900 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 765 809 number.. 15 691 13 723 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 70 number.. 226 379 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 18 number.. 126 207 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. 144 137 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 91 number.. 1 296 2 028 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 187 292 acres.. 1 209 1 593 bushels.. 107 325 116 112 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 10 acres.. (D) 48 bushels.. (D) 1 744 Tobacco ......................farms.. 974 1 119 acres.. 2 624 2 101 pounds.. 4 968 613 3 516 529 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 715 812 acres.. 17 107 17 310 tons, dry.. 31 306 26 929 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 11 acres.. 34 24 @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. .