1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 42 222 44 799 Land in farms ..................acres.. 8 297 011 8 676 336 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 488 232 374 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 636 1 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 090 30 249 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 357 3 408 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 361 10 753 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 293 17 530 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 422 9 252 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 517 2 624 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 272 1 232 Total cropland .................farms.. 38 779 41 491 acres.. 4 311 840 4 363 106 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 34 255 37 332 acres.. 2 449 013 2 406 976 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 312 3 054 acres.. 61 759 78 681 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 055 958 1 588 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 694 35 464 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 696 489 465 379 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 359 469 1 123 391 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 546 13 622 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 161 7 995 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 687 7 580 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 402 6 895 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 266 3 028 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 946 2 102 $100,000 or more .................... 4 214 3 577 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 699 051 1 334 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 233 29 789 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 42 230 44 795 $1,000.. 334 280 214 860 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 916 4 797 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 19 571 20 617 Other ............................... 22 651 24 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 23 465 25 826 200 days or more ................... 16 795 18 291 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 27 638 28 325 number.. 1 653 191 1 510 920 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 519 22 228 number.. 674 068 581 298 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 369 3 372 number.. 140 033 157 128 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 917 28 222 number.. 855 634 859 708 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 085 3 711 number.. 412 736 345 058 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 596 3 016 number.. 715 452 642 863 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 727 2 127 number.. 117 714 161 076 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 069 3 194 number.. 6 191 513 6 605 717 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 640 567 number.. 201 697 436 142 971 809 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 169 8 162 acres.. 361 326 341 412 bushels.. 40 633 506 20 941 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 670 4 339 acres.. 241 042 188 428 bushels.. 12 598 036 8 065 684 Tobacco ......................farms.. 8 444 9 750 acres.. 55 419 45 121 pounds.. 113 240 049 80 582 854 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 709 4 586 acres.. 507 878 459 924 bushels.. 15 742 573 10 421 715 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 935 1 150 acres.. 93 720 92 733 pounds.. 258 551 252 243 176 261 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 282 27 244 acres.. 1 101 530 1 075 203 tons, dry.. 2 180 604 1 832 905 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 387 1 463 acres.. 32 963 34 027 @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. .