1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 389 1 583 Land in farms ..................acres.. 297 064 300 699 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 309 138 577 Average per acre .........dollars.. 986 757 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 279 29 150 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 219 255 50 to 179 acres ..................... 604 723 180 to 499 acres .................... 354 395 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 321 1 519 acres.. 131 438 131 724 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 202 1 431 acres.. 59 095 59 151 Irrigated land .................farms.. 285 460 acres.. 5 651 6 322 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 020 39 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 331 24 977 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 050 27 518 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 971 12 021 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 325 423 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 150 275 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 238 243 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 249 276 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 164 141 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 139 $100,000 or more .................... 153 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 291 29 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 287 18 337 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 389 1 583 $1,000.. 18 102 8 842 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 032 5 586 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 753 863 Other ............................... 636 720 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 684 848 200 days or more ................... 460 557 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 812 872 number.. 36 387 33 558 Beef cows ..................farms.. 717 755 number.. 17 318 14 778 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 67 number.. 1 574 3 437 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 775 840 number.. 19 302 17 859 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 131 number.. 4 786 5 886 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 74 number.. 9 595 10 729 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 110 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 120 number.. 733 3 204 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 239 355 acres.. 3 458 3 816 bushels.. 260 255 133 157 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 374 450 acres.. 10 807 8 872 bushels.. 433 234 321 922 Tobacco ......................farms.. 658 830 acres.. 11 597 8 926 pounds.. 24 663 930 17 137 339 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 169 277 acres.. 4 649 8 597 bushels.. 117 775 137 014 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 768 852 acres.. 27 359 25 651 tons, dry.. 44 286 35 393 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 33 acres.. 99 114 @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. .