1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 645 780 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 858 179 539 Average size of farm .......acres.. 260 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 562 150 556 Average per acre .........dollars.. 946 712 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 628 30 086 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 270 311 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 619 762 acres.. 83 035 85 640 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 558 697 acres.. 35 407 37 091 Irrigated land .................farms.. 173 241 acres.. 3 787 3 569 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 879 23 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 425 30 284 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 381 16 190 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 498 7 431 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 66 $100,000 or more .................... 92 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 255 17 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 954 22 767 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 645 780 $1,000.. 8 009 5 753 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 416 7 375 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 356 437 Other ............................... 289 343 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 315 437 200 days or more ................... 203 255 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 412 462 number.. 26 059 24 695 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 410 number.. 12 933 12 534 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 30 number.. 1 731 1 738 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 397 451 number.. 11 148 11 110 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 95 number.. 1 795 4 998 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 77 number.. 2 727 9 327 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 268 403 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 41 number.. 33 020 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 98 175 acres.. 1 520 1 596 bushels.. 118 036 63 055 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 143 162 acres.. 3 660 3 044 bushels.. 141 100 101 661 Tobacco ......................farms.. 304 427 acres.. 5 629 4 790 pounds.. 12 228 156 9 243 255 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 162 acres.. 7 474 8 454 bushels.. 223 150 143 465 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 379 428 acres.. 16 383 16 729 tons, dry.. 28 877 26 041 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 12 acres.. 23 28 @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. .