1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 81 83 Land in farms ..................acres.. 21 507 19 659 Average size of farm .......acres.. 266 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 525 377 377 037 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 979 1 552 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 255 44 609 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 79 82 acres.. 14 582 14 024 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 76 80 acres.. 12 336 11 487 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. (D) 637 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 791 3 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 807 36 725 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 774 1 952 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 017 1 097 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 4 $100,000 or more .................... 11 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 059 3 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 764 39 776 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 81 82 $1,000.. 732 - 184 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 043 - 2 240 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 39 42 Other ............................... 42 41 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 39 53 200 days or more ................... 29 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 23 21 number.. 1 425 1 089 Beef cows ..................farms.. 18 15 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 23 20 number.. 902 328 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 424 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. 504 932 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 65 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 34 acres.. 3 167 2 918 bushels.. 396 125 214 064 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 32 acres.. 2 957 2 853 bushels.. 160 440 120 493 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 53 acres.. 6 682 6 282 bushels.. 212 309 122 373 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 37 32 acres.. 1 332 847 tons, dry.. 2 330 1 101 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 17 41 @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. .