1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 166 197 Land in farms ..................acres.. 20 107 27 849 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 489 121 460 213 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 882 (D) Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 331 34 995 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 187 acres.. 10 942 15 158 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 131 150 acres.. 6 939 7 984 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 14 19 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 868 2 200 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 255 11 168 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 801 659 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 067 1 541 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 6 $100,000 or more .................... 4 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 904 2 808 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 469 14 253 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 166 197 $1,000.. (D) - 493 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 2 501 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 65 75 Other ............................... 101 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 114 200 days or more ................... 72 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 120 number.. 3 372 4 184 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 98 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 77 111 number.. 1 582 2 367 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 8 number.. 255 146 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 330 306 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) 204 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 28 number.. 591 1 164 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 27 acres.. 876 1 621 bushels.. 100 502 83 740 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 469 358 bushels.. 23 894 18 486 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 30 acres.. 1 719 1 692 bushels.. 59 434 44 509 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 117 126 acres.. 3 598 4 058 tons, dry.. 6 037 7 916 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 8 acres.. 37 27 @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. .