1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 259 272 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 973 36 926 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 583 398 419 605 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 065 3 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 475 34 549 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 227 252 acres.. 21 903 27 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 182 197 acres.. 12 565 15 341 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 56 286 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 626 6 139 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 723 22 572 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 568 1 182 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 058 4 958 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 10 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 868 6 911 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 656 25 502 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 259 271 $1,000.. (D) - 579 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 2 135 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 101 Other ............................... 159 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 183 200 days or more ................... 119 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 149 150 number.. 7 153 7 625 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 120 number.. 2 615 2 480 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 20 number.. 1 125 1 655 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 152 number.. 3 149 4 054 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 19 number.. 55 428 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 17 number.. 92 530 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 4 number.. 360 61 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 34 number.. 530 965 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 37 acres.. 2 030 2 489 bushels.. 222 213 140 118 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 27 acres.. 1 242 1 359 bushels.. 62 929 66 160 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 7 acres.. 817 989 bushels.. 24 872 31 441 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 166 179 acres.. 8 031 9 807 tons, dry.. 14 822 13 523 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 15 12 @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. .