1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 521 489 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 856 67 250 Average size of farm .......acres.. 124 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 485 234 361 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 276 1 465 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 881 33 131 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 156 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 201 196 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 433 415 acres.. 36 964 38 890 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 364 352 acres.. 18 506 19 405 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 34 19 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 387 44 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 099 91 757 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 228 692 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 69 158 44 177 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 21 $100,000 or more .................... 141 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 359 37 674 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 799 77 200 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 522 488 $1,000.. 10 837 3 845 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 761 7 878 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 289 248 Other ............................... 232 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 251 263 200 days or more ................... 162 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 381 343 number.. 24 617 22 044 Beef cows ..................farms.. 321 290 number.. 10 177 8 726 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 30 number.. 702 906 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 375 355 number.. 13 114 13 898 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 64 number.. 3 044 3 101 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 56 number.. 4 606 5 672 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 38 number.. 1 947 3 466 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 35 number.. 461 098 236 133 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 104 78 number.. 36 405 281 22 555 607 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 123 101 acres.. 3 601 1 902 bushels.. 357 768 82 071 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 40 acres.. 569 1 047 bushels.. 27 964 41 164 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 7 acres.. 112 113 bushels.. 4 013 2 300 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 327 317 acres.. 12 825 13 005 tons, dry.. 28 466 25 788 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 14 acres.. 57 88 @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. .