1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 362 404 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 600 83 709 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 846 123 572 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 030 572 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 007 25 471 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 345 391 acres.. 35 625 36 889 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 362 acres.. 13 987 13 815 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 86 acres.. 1 382 1 592 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 314 8 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 779 22 157 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 060 6 165 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 255 2 786 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 17 $100,000 or more .................... 28 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 877 6 964 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 048 17 239 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 362 404 $1,000.. 2 298 2 177 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 348 5 389 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 219 Other ............................... 181 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 214 200 days or more ................... 135 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 225 number.. 10 270 9 817 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 206 number.. 5 828 5 687 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 13 number.. 32 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 209 223 number.. 4 239 5 488 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 53 number.. 597 1 980 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 49 number.. 1 138 3 167 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 296 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 81 acres.. 498 1 172 bushels.. 31 030 40 487 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 56 60 acres.. 1 112 502 bushels.. 43 019 12 486 Tobacco ......................farms.. 138 200 acres.. 2 482 2 345 pounds.. 5 193 211 4 205 833 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 52 acres.. 1 567 1 599 bushels.. 35 628 24 858 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 226 acres.. 8 833 8 100 tons, dry.. 14 303 10 962 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 10 acres.. 23 57 @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. .