1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 312 288 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 977 77 112 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 268 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 757 386 407 631 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 921 1 696 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 756 26 587 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 283 261 acres.. 35 804 35 041 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 231 217 acres.. 17 515 17 955 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 10 acres.. 142 132 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 172 5 205 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 781 18 072 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 962 1 910 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 209 3 295 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 13 $100,000 or more .................... 15 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 107 5 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 574 18 499 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 312 287 $1,000.. 325 139 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 043 484 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 124 Other ............................... 181 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 184 185 200 days or more ................... 112 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 218 203 number.. 16 602 13 188 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 171 number.. 9 288 7 414 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 58 18 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 213 206 number.. 8 239 7 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 17 number.. 1 041 432 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 1 910 518 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 464 441 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 20 number.. (D) 1 350 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 26 acres.. 570 603 bushels.. 54 184 40 263 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 156 198 bushels.. 6 033 7 820 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 80 bushels.. (D) 2 486 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 199 195 acres.. 15 168 15 043 tons, dry.. 30 353 23 034 Land in orchards..............farms.. 53 47 acres.. 1 503 1 924 @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. .