1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 129 148 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 940 39 091 Average size of farm .......acres.. 302 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 371 093 255 311 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 141 962 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 505 59 221 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 124 146 acres.. 28 301 26 395 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 121 141 acres.. 25 614 22 027 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 121 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 391 6 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 050 40 886 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 762 5 281 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 629 770 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 23 $100,000 or more .................... 20 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 656 5 610 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 203 37 906 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 130 148 $1,000.. 1 979 467 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 225 3 156 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 79 Other ............................... 56 69 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 69 82 200 days or more ................... 45 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 31 37 number.. 1 284 1 217 Beef cows ..................farms.. 29 32 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 27 37 number.. 731 544 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 27 number.. (D) 1 017 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 24 number.. (D) 1 714 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 65 107 acres.. 6 957 6 303 bushels.. 804 162 509 601 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 79 89 acres.. 6 217 5 021 bushels.. 334 926 219 059 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 125 acres.. 13 507 11 593 bushels.. 419 801 253 242 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 30 acres.. 1 196 965 tons, dry.. 2 450 1 738 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 @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. .