1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 149 167 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 889 41 268 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 440 642 291 772 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 255 1 116 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 321 52 660 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 142 156 acres.. 28 291 23 531 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 127 143 acres.. 22 057 17 322 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 10 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 672 4 745 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 489 28 412 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 938 3 818 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 734 927 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 21 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 623 4 643 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 452 27 804 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 149 167 $1,000.. 1 251 103 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 393 618 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 76 80 Other ............................... 73 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 78 96 200 days or more ................... 59 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 58 65 number.. 2 029 1 972 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 48 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 52 58 number.. 777 1 011 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 28 number.. (D) 2 323 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 27 number.. (D) 5 014 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 88 86 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) 522 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 76 acres.. 5 285 3 989 bushels.. 653 627 278 183 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 38 34 acres.. 3 856 1 661 bushels.. 235 563 67 374 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 21 pounds.. (D) 45 898 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 89 acres.. 10 449 8 432 bushels.. 345 670 234 604 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 32 41 acres.. 3 089 2 446 pounds.. 9 362 627 5 702 966 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 53 51 acres.. 1 541 1 257 tons, dry.. 2 836 1 725 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 9 9 @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. .