1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUFFOLK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 268 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 047 87 761 Average size of farm .......acres.. 310 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 523 439 441 249 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 687 1 552 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 667 71 512 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 241 285 acres.. 64 100 66 946 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 212 262 acres.. 58 554 54 862 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 24 acres.. 563 985 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 053 31 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 258 100 585 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 026 21 396 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 027 10 188 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 43 $100,000 or more .................... 102 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 318 26 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 422 85 383 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 269 313 $1,000.. 6 570 3 946 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 425 12 608 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 158 193 Other ............................... 110 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 134 200 days or more ................... 89 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 66 number.. 2 379 3 179 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 52 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 49 56 number.. 1 218 1 854 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 83 number.. 11 879 15 812 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 83 number.. 24 989 28 470 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 153 262 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 20 number.. 3 296 837 3 163 434 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 164 208 acres.. 20 027 17 491 bushels.. 2 154 997 921 429 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 73 79 acres.. 7 003 6 029 bushels.. 396 805 264 373 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 164 208 acres.. 18 884 18 748 bushels.. 607 862 568 476 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 156 190 acres.. 14 409 13 969 pounds.. 36 867 322 39 096 674 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 19 23 acres.. 946 1 373 tons, dry.. 959 2 394 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. 38 11 @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. .