1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MATHEWS COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 61 77 Land in farms ..................acres.. 6 152 7 992 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 104 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 064 229 429 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 678 2 210 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 528 26 224 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 59 75 acres.. 4 761 5 801 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 55 68 acres.. 3 958 4 372 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 123 67 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 417 2 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 630 33 846 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 312 2 264 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 105 342 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 5 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 3 $100,000 or more .................... 4 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 060 2 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 767 30 065 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 61 77 $1,000.. (D) 291 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 3 781 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 27 31 Other ............................... 34 46 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 40 53 200 days or more ................... 26 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 17 19 number.. 308 324 Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 18 number.. 168 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 12 14 number.. 159 181 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 315 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 10 number.. 99 111 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 13 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.. 17 24 acres.. 887 1 235 bushels.. 91 680 81 356 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 10 acres.. 410 547 bushels.. 20 530 18 517 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 34 acres.. 2 438 2 508 bushels.. 59 476 51 365 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 22 26 acres.. 325 366 tons, dry.. 415 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .