1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 67 72 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 367 (D) Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 (D) Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 501 196 386 431 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 828 1 195 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 813 45 819 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 64 66 acres.. 12 857 14 187 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 59 64 acres.. 11 489 11 808 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 405 1 776 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 823 24 662 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 305 1 517 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 101 259 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 8 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 763 1 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 245 25 591 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 67 72 $1,000.. 642 - 67 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 579 - 929 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 27 38 Other ............................... 40 34 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 40 38 200 days or more ................... 33 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 21 22 number.. 422 502 Beef cows ..................farms.. 18 21 number.. (D) 228 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 16 21 number.. 183 217 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 17 number.. (D) 796 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 17 number.. (D) 1 507 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 79 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 32 acres.. 3 567 3 432 bushels.. 507 557 234 023 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 20 acres.. 1 715 1 476 bushels.. 93 201 62 964 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 33 acres.. 6 041 6 272 bushels.. 183 546 125 831 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 25 acres.. 650 540 tons, dry.. 839 761 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 15 @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. .