1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUSSEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 160 196 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 736 81 106 Average size of farm .......acres.. 517 414 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 481 207 342 597 Average per acre .........dollars.. 956 840 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 845 72 664 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 143 183 acres.. 50 096 50 463 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 131 176 acres.. 40 157 40 028 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 30 acres.. 980 1 520 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 007 14 210 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 791 72 500 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 273 12 302 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 733 1 908 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 25 $100,000 or more .................... 61 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 159 11 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 491 60 962 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 160 196 $1,000.. 4 936 1 539 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 852 7 853 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 143 Other ............................... 53 53 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 62 83 200 days or more ................... 41 47 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 50 number.. 1 770 1 800 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 44 number.. 1 139 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 47 number.. 776 857 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 53 number.. (D) 6 743 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 51 number.. (D) 9 115 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 170 250 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 5 number.. 120 115 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 124 acres.. 7 242 7 532 bushels.. 834 501 462 711 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 67 75 acres.. 6 279 3 956 bushels.. 335 854 157 748 Tobacco ......................farms.. 13 24 acres.. 235 216 pounds.. 486 659 463 245 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 105 146 acres.. 16 310 17 157 bushels.. 498 621 432 455 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 110 139 acres.. 11 619 11 967 pounds.. 33 081 998 32 359 921 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 16 acres.. 215 179 tons, dry.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 20 @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. .