1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POWHATAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 195 212 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 180 57 567 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 272 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 545 412 425 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 032 1 448 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 992 46 743 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 177 191 acres.. 19 337 26 864 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 152 161 acres.. 12 312 16 418 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 7 acres.. 33 373 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 926 11 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 646 52 185 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 881 2 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 045 8 457 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 12 $100,000 or more .................... 17 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 885 9 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 308 44 252 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 195 212 $1,000.. 1 028 900 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 269 4 243 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 87 99 Other ............................... 108 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 123 200 days or more ................... 83 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 148 number.. 9 387 12 079 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 99 number.. 3 341 3 241 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 38 number.. 1 599 2 354 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 136 number.. 4 104 6 018 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 22 number.. 697 2 642 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 1 350 3 727 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 9 number.. 25 362 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 19 acres.. 1 089 1 016 bushels.. 108 872 58 238 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 11 acres.. 682 306 bushels.. 29 836 12 302 Tobacco ......................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 26 20 pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 12 acres.. 1 022 446 bushels.. 30 519 10 207 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 129 147 acres.. 7 275 10 381 tons, dry.. 12 744 17 047 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 10 (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. .