1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 942 934 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 476 206 601 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 887 413 658 600 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 388 3 012 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 108 39 416 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 424 383 50 to 179 acres ..................... 235 243 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 836 806 acres.. 124 982 141 432 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 667 663 acres.. 69 572 78 078 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 35 acres.. 848 360 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 746 27 609 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 393 29 560 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 951 9 570 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 795 18 039 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 323 351 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 180 169 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 44 $100,000 or more .................... 67 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 592 30 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 475 32 470 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 942 935 $1,000.. (D) - 2 805 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 3 000 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 367 361 Other ............................... 575 573 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 608 633 200 days or more ................... 413 436 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 504 506 number.. 34 018 35 564 Beef cows ..................farms.. 403 391 number.. 15 945 14 515 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 49 number.. 1 479 2 381 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 512 521 number.. 14 656 20 071 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 69 number.. 1 369 4 783 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 68 number.. 2 028 7 299 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 65 number.. 2 578 1 987 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 70 87 number.. 1 941 2 851 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 129 184 acres.. 10 438 18 483 bushels.. 1 006 151 1 065 229 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 112 acres.. 7 083 8 034 bushels.. 408 068 351 228 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 38 acres.. 8 570 4 975 bushels.. 286 976 114 595 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 569 563 acres.. 39 367 39 015 tons, dry.. 72 591 74 420 Land in orchards..............farms.. 59 55 acres.. 281 1 218 @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. .