1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 329 407 Land in farms ..................acres.. 178 469 188 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 542 464 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 628 598 531 773 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 182 1 156 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 143 82 696 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 301 377 acres.. 107 187 112 064 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 351 acres.. 91 366 78 483 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 17 acres.. 987 1 425 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 128 38 748 Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 601 95 203 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 563 25 754 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 565 12 994 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 59 $100,000 or more .................... 157 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 007 31 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 721 78 334 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 329 406 $1,000.. 12 539 5 181 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 112 12 760 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 230 283 Other ............................... 99 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 153 200 days or more ................... 80 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 144 number.. 7 644 8 001 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 121 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 144 number.. 4 413 5 140 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 138 number.. 47 961 32 271 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 146 number.. 77 899 59 911 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 19 number.. 530 926 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. 100 568 3 177 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 13 number.. 3 763 930 3 234 470 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 225 307 acres.. 27 866 23 852 bushels.. 3 280 518 1 009 055 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 92 113 acres.. 6 345 4 603 bushels.. 349 182 175 781 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 223 280 acres.. 20 331 18 374 bushels.. 648 911 460 696 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 247 320 acres.. 30 927 30 198 pounds.. 88 905 199 81 055 816 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 19 33 acres.. 987 1 038 tons, dry.. 1 644 1 245 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 51 31 @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. .