1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 110 126 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 770 46 030 Average size of farm .......acres.. 480 365 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 747 952 425 833 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 526 1 170 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 362 68 917 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 105 119 acres.. 32 501 32 836 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 103 114 acres.. 29 195 25 545 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 991 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 865 9 807 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 496 77 833 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 243 6 837 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 622 2 970 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 17 $100,000 or more .................... 38 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 128 8 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 712 69 197 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 110 126 $1,000.. 1 857 1 024 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 885 8 131 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 70 80 Other ............................... 40 46 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 47 58 200 days or more ................... 27 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 28 31 number.. 1 476 2 022 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 26 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 24 33 number.. 669 879 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 44 number.. 51 855 11 575 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 47 number.. 81 029 21 240 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 39 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 10 number.. 361 361 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 87 acres.. 6 767 5 999 bushels.. 749 251 416 976 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 56 acres.. 5 964 4 711 bushels.. 334 726 169 116 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 87 91 acres.. 11 294 9 300 bushels.. 327 713 263 213 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 77 81 acres.. 7 186 6 516 pounds.. 20 433 371 17 232 524 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 17 acres.. 502 462 tons, dry.. 1 665 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 10 (D) @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. .