1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 304 353 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 584 71 034 Average size of farm .......acres.. 226 201 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 706 178 377 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 164 818 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 103 25 103 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 113 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 293 338 acres.. 33 794 34 135 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 261 309 acres.. 15 175 16 218 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 26 acres.. 117 233 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 816 9 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 868 27 979 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 819 2 461 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 997 7 416 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 18 $100,000 or more .................... 27 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 047 7 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 339 22 309 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 304 353 $1,000.. 967 892 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 183 2 528 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 172 Other ............................... 139 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 198 200 days or more ................... 99 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 198 number.. 13 319 11 255 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 161 number.. 5 739 3 924 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 30 number.. 1 530 2 052 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 173 195 number.. 5 945 4 820 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 28 number.. 274 394 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 24 number.. 367 1 155 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. 47 1 017 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 31 number.. (D) 49 144 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 7 number.. 1 694 340 1 151 791 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 80 acres.. 1 298 776 bushels.. 125 892 33 996 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 60 acres.. 1 003 930 bushels.. 40 060 32 483 Tobacco ......................farms.. 75 99 acres.. 676 573 pounds.. 1 140 413 819 589 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 22 acres.. 402 504 bushels.. 11 573 8 265 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 226 acres.. 10 080 10 509 tons, dry.. 23 116 14 959 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 17 acres.. 56 142 @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. .