1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 128 159 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 290 48 203 Average size of farm .......acres.. 323 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 455 510 357 855 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 395 1 181 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 787 60 777 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 124 155 acres.. 33 745 35 580 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 119 147 acres.. 30 066 30 405 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 962 4 884 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 206 30 720 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 586 4 429 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 376 456 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 14 $100,000 or more .................... 24 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 962 5 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 820 33 658 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 127 159 $1,000.. 1 071 - 228 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 436 - 1 431 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 76 95 Other ............................... 52 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 60 79 200 days or more ................... 39 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 20 20 number.. 682 418 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) 279 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 19 23 number.. 271 336 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 1 647 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. 2 804 3 545 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 115 acres.. 8 507 9 413 bushels.. 1 029 812 626 531 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 117 acres.. 10 398 8 132 bushels.. 571 608 379 983 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 99 134 acres.. 17 363 17 272 bushels.. 544 034 333 296 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 21 acres.. 316 430 tons, dry.. 725 972 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 10 18 @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. .