1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NOTTOWAY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 324 302 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 991 65 154 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 019 179 724 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 177 864 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 400 23 841 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 312 288 acres.. 30 762 28 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 252 acres.. 13 830 13 373 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 35 acres.. 382 448 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 666 16 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 131 54 311 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 529 1 978 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 137 14 424 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 17 $100,000 or more .................... 42 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 868 13 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 408 45 894 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 324 301 $1,000.. 3 797 1 596 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 718 5 303 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 139 143 Other ............................... 185 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 199 174 200 days or more ................... 136 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 225 215 number.. 13 578 10 739 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 179 number.. 5 303 4 434 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 34 number.. 1 749 1 678 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 212 212 number.. 5 224 4 712 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 34 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 31 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 852 1 306 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 18 number.. (D) 241 110 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 13 number.. 4 691 685 3 581 740 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 32 acres.. 682 790 bushels.. 63 471 30 656 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 20 acres.. 439 689 bushels.. 16 981 26 437 Tobacco ......................farms.. 68 61 acres.. 935 504 pounds.. 1 538 902 890 696 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 34 acres.. 821 1 746 bushels.. 18 517 42 255 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 220 205 acres.. 9 896 8 186 tons, dry.. 19 196 11 653 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 8 (D) @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. .