1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 162 180 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 469 50 530 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 587 417 435 328 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 838 1 547 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 171 56 714 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 160 177 acres.. 44 627 41 831 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 174 acres.. 41 617 35 821 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 61 acres.. 6 688 9 580 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 764 19 820 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 208 110 114 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 602 19 684 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 162 137 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 30 $100,000 or more .................... 59 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 148 15 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 352 84 709 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 161 180 $1,000.. 5 297 3 707 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 899 20 595 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 125 Other ............................... 54 55 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 59 75 200 days or more ................... 32 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 7 16 number.. 235 496 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. 27 157 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 7 14 number.. 187 382 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 2 number.. 88 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 13 acres.. 1 195 484 bushels.. 144 930 23 994 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 81 79 acres.. 13 075 9 245 bushels.. 769 562 454 358 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 114 114 acres.. 23 231 19 967 bushels.. 777 091 334 606 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 283 178 pounds.. 875 004 404 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 6 10 acres.. 107 213 tons, dry.. 203 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 49 @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. .