1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 384 397 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 427 88 594 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 279 179 227 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 424 988 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 203 38 231 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 336 364 acres.. 39 794 42 835 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 294 332 acres.. 21 646 23 441 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 13 36 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 887 7 635 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 748 19 233 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 496 1 142 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 391 6 494 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 11 $100,000 or more .................... 16 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 944 6 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 292 15 244 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 384 397 $1,000.. (D) 745 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 876 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 165 Other ............................... 207 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 239 246 200 days or more ................... 163 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 283 299 number.. 18 761 17 394 Beef cows ..................farms.. 256 266 number.. 8 762 7 916 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 29 number.. 545 586 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 268 286 number.. 9 049 10 821 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 42 number.. 1 086 4 782 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 38 number.. 1 773 8 882 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 18 number.. 450 1 070 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 30 number.. (D) 913 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 89 acres.. 2 629 3 686 bushels.. 255 812 173 297 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 62 acres.. 1 495 1 305 bushels.. 62 720 43 261 Tobacco ......................farms.. 11 30 acres.. 35 81 pounds.. 51 091 81 654 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 25 acres.. 1 504 1 409 bushels.. 45 103 25 614 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 252 293 acres.. 15 291 15 130 tons, dry.. 34 342 28 258 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 24 26 @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. .