1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NELSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 358 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 681 78 246 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 224 196 139 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 176 838 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 443 20 582 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 328 340 acres.. 32 513 31 800 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 270 293 acres.. 12 947 14 229 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 12 acres.. 229 144 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 799 5 404 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 197 14 805 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 756 2 089 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 043 3 315 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 9 $100,000 or more .................... 9 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 291 4 556 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 780 12 447 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 358 366 $1,000.. 371 1 288 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 037 3 519 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 139 Other ............................... 220 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 230 220 200 days or more ................... 171 170 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 267 286 number.. 14 056 12 522 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 246 number.. 7 567 6 705 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 44 22 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 288 number.. 6 917 7 113 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 17 number.. 217 1 983 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 17 number.. 199 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 10 number.. 1 172 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 25 number.. 392 577 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 25 acres.. 595 712 bushels.. 59 372 40 496 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 271 acres.. 10 688 10 821 tons, dry.. 18 939 15 789 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 36 acres.. 1 421 1 535 @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. .