1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 419 424 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 700 113 175 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 656 392 042 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 031 1 419 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 803 35 799 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 384 388 acres.. 60 007 59 666 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 327 327 acres.. 31 888 32 527 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 247 324 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 284 15 921 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 411 37 549 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 085 1 997 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 199 13 924 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 21 $100,000 or more .................... 36 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 320 15 371 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 001 36 252 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 420 424 $1,000.. 915 205 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 179 482 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 206 217 Other ............................... 213 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 228 200 days or more ................... 155 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 315 325 number.. 28 891 28 353 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 272 number.. 10 881 10 111 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 33 number.. 2 068 2 283 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 321 number.. 15 791 17 272 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 33 number.. 2 249 2 320 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 26 number.. 3 519 4 805 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 28 number.. 663 4 363 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 26 number.. (D) 871 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 73 acres.. 4 030 4 006 bushels.. 440 687 274 387 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 40 acres.. 630 981 bushels.. 31 775 37 175 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 15 acres.. 1 622 1 825 bushels.. 47 008 42 410 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 295 297 acres.. 22 990 21 433 tons, dry.. 44 182 38 153 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 17 acres.. 276 281 @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. .